What it really boils down to is education. There a few master minds using game studio showing its potential. You can't be pissed at game studio. Frankly its impressive JCL has kept this going by himself. And to expect a fully functioning engine, production level model editor and level editor too... Durp. The one thing I can say is that if JCL found the right people to help, A9 could compete with todays stardards, at the hand of a team busting there ass. That and breaking the platform limitations. Expensive licences or not, having that option to publish to console would up the sales like crazy. Cause thats what it boils down to right? Time and money.

No time and money make JCL something something...
Go lazy?
DONT MIND IF I DO.
*sits down, opens can of beer*

Either way. I like game studio. It suites my needs for what I do, and if it doesn't yours - gtfo or settle down.