It's bad in that it's obvious some authors get bored with their own concepts pretty fast. I mean, 3 updates in, the "news" angle all but disappeared. So it would actually be better to get the game completed in a few large updates rather than a dripfeed that only serves to diminish interest more (and get worse because the heart isn't in it.) I respect he won't give up, but maybe reality has to set in.
Any game he works on will end this way, you have to notice your own patterns and work within them. ICSTOR is kind of a hilarious dipshit for only now figuring out he can't keep a game going for more than a few updates and should stop piling on side characters. Stoper is more talented so I hope he figures out his best methodology.