I honestly never would have imagined so many negative views among Vintage Story players. Personally, I have probably invested over 1,000 hours into this game, which is one of my favorites and most highly valued, and I have not even reached the current endgame content yet, since VS has so much going on that I am in no rush to get there. For my part, I feel that even though the game is not completely finished, I have more than recovered the money I invested in it, and that every new update is simply a gift from Tyron to us. Therefore when I hear people talking about feeling scammed and contemplating a refund, I think, "Really???"
It seems to me that Tyron has invested enough time and enthusiasm into this game for a proposal like this to deviate him from his original vision, and that the fact that a new game mode will be developped by a SEPARATE team will likely not be a problem, but rather, a very good opportunity to further improve this universe. For my part, they have my support and trust. Sorry for any mistakes in my English.