I have to strongly disagree with both of your statements tbh. This game is not dead as long as there are people still playing. It will take time, but I am confident that things will begin to improve very soon. Don't give up on it this easily.
No one is giving up on FH, all of us are still here trying to keep this game afloat by suggesting new ideas and what not. I don't think anyone is actually giving up on FeralHeart, it's just becoming increasingly difficult to get an answer on our questions, and I hope we will soon
But like I said in my original post, it's clear the general community and staff want different things. (Some of the community do want the same things as the staff, I know, but it's still important to take into consideration everyone's ideas)
I wouldn't call the game dead, because like you said that would mean little to no players are active, but there definitely has been a decrease in activity from what I've seen in my personal experiences, whether that be because of people growing out of it or the game itself, I'm not sure.
This relates to the multiple other posts made in the past days, we just want transparency between ourselves and the staff team. We don't want to be surprised again, especially doing the WHOLE update as a surprise, doing that will continue to anger the community and then ultimately... make it die. Some small surprises will be good, but as a personal preference (especially when it comes to games) it's not a good idea to cover up everything until release.
It's important to take into consideration community feedback rather than just going along with whatever the head-chief has to say
No one with the same opinions as Aureilius and I mean this in a negative way, we truly want this game to strive, but from recent events it feels like we might as well just let it die
I very rarely voice my opinions on subjects like this due to lack of being able to construct good sentences (I have the IQ of a walnut), so I hope this somewhat made sense and sent my personal opinions and experiences in a way that makes sense