Yeah no kidding. It's a fair question to ask. I've dropped almost $800 in the game engine over the past 6-7 years...since A6. No update for a year is frustrating since we're told "frequent updates". No updates for a year is not frequent.
After a year without any updates, or consistent development on the engine or toolset...I think "is the engine dying?" is a perfectly fine question...especially in the fickle world of 3D game engines.
So...
...How about you stop trying to be clever and ironic...and just answer the question. If you can't, or won't, just don't reply at all.
Maybe someone with some real answers will.
Emo