I try to be optimistic
But it is true, I could see it being another full year before the final V2 1.0 is released, although I suspect many of the new features will be available long before that. After all, we've been in 'beta' state of 1.08 for more than a year now.
TGC is keeping any progress under wraps, with only 1-2 announcements per month with news. I've often wished Paul would have some form of running blog even just to post what is currently being worked on and what is complete and any struggles or successes along the way. This is what Lee has been doing since day one of FPSC:Reloaded and I enjoy it very much, Lee was doing so with Freedom Engine as well. Oh well, it'll get here when it gets here.