The only answer I can imagine that makes sense is personal catastrophe, and the most likely personal catastrophe is something health-related. At this point I expect to check the site one day and discover it gone, with the domain for sale by a squatter. All things pass, and there isn't another competing site I can take my business to, so, here we are. More in sorrow than in anger, nothing but appreciation for years of product, etc, etc.
I personally don’t think it’s this. Daphne already went almost completely quiet on the forums after couple months ago, especially in relation to any questions about the slowdown, but was still putting up new issues when they were ready.
Agreed, and the work has still been coming out of the other half of the business. If this was the case I think the whole operation would be more evenly affected.
It does suck, and not in a fun way, but it could be as simple as the artists aren't available. I know Octavia Moon said around this time last year that she's retiring and keeping the handful of commitments for Daphne but doing nothing else.