3fW- said:
This tipping point is likely to come soon because the majority of the work on the revisited saga has yet to begin. Without ever increasing financial support this project will either take the rest of Ady's life or it'll just fade away. It needs support and patience. The ideal situation is an always increasing fan base who donate and spread the word and patiently wait until the work is done. Honestly, can you see anybody except the man whose hobby this is staying strong for another, say 15 years?
If you are truly a supporter of the project, how about a call to action? Rather than say, "Oh, gosh, I don't think there will be enough support to keep this going," are there ways you think you might be able to help encourage an always increasing fan base? I'm a huge fan of this project and my friends and relatives are probably tired of hearing me geek out over it. Even just by word of mouth and a few online posts, you may find that you have more influence than you realize.
Revisited and Harmy's Despecialized have become my two favorite versions of the OT (with obvious intended differences). Harmy just released ESB:DE which has made me even MORE excited about Ady's ESB:R. In following those two threads, I have been reading posts from different team members about what components they are providing and how they have created or restored them. Instead of shrugging and saying, "Why is it taking so long?", it has INSPIRED me to see what I can do to contribute. I plan on sending PMs to some of them to ask questions about the technical aspects of what they have done. I want to brush up on my own audio/video editing skills and see how I can volunteer to help.
I think you and I are viewing this project from very similar perspectives. Unfortunately, I think it's easy for people to get rather selfish about these kinds of things (especially those without any skin in the game). We continue to see comments from those who are becoming bored or impatient with Ady's "apparent lack of progress" because ESB:R has not been released on the time frame they would like. I find it more motivating than disheartening, though. I would encourage all fans to "ask not what Revisited can do for you, but what you can do for Revisited!"