This argument has cropped up more times than I'd like to count...one reoccuring problem is that people use blanket statements that don't distinguish between bugs/MDs and balance issues...
A known issues thread is very helpful for bugs/MDs which are rather objective and straightforward...however, for balance issues such a thread has little value...all it really indicates is that the devs have recognized an issue and have made relevant changes...it does not indicate that the issue has actually been fixed or that balance has been improved...
I'll reiterate that "Fixed Internally" is very encouraging when it comes to bugs and MDs (if SD says a bug is fixed, it probably is)...however, it has virtually no meaning for balance issues...until we actually can see and play with balance changes, the balance issue might as well be unaddressed...
I don't expect SD to release a detailed change log about an update that hasn't even come out...but you shouldn't expect us to shut up about balance issues on the sole basis that SD has acknowledged the issue...SEEING IS BELIEVING...I won't assume the balance issues are fixed just because some thread says they've been addressed...some game assets have been nerfed and/or buffed multiple times, so I think it's unwise to assume any given issue is fixed in one or two tries...
You have people railing SD at the same time others are lauding it for it's "great support"...in truth, though, SD's continual support points more towards their interest, dedication, and motives than it does their competency...it is awesome that SD supports its games, but the length and dedication of that support really has rather limited meaning...
Diplomacy v1.34 was released over 2 years after v1.00...you could look at that and say "Wow, that's impressive, they supported that game for over two years"...you could also look at that and say "Wow, it took them two years to get to this point? And they still aren't done...."
The truth likely lies somewhere in the middle...SD has fixed lots of bugs, added lots of new content/features, and generally improved their games significantly through continual support...but at the same time, some long-standing and well-discussed issues went unaddressed through multiple patches...even to this day, one could argue there are unaddressed problems in Diplomacy v1.34, and certainly in Twilight of the Arnor v2.04...
