We will need to continue the fight or struggle as I like to call it, to work with what we have. I'm expecting slow but positive changes in the upcoming months. The programmers (old and new) had a solid meeting how this beast ticks. I honestly had no clue what they were talking about but it was clear that urgent updates to the code need to be implemented asap and a dedicated follow up is mandatory. A test server has been created already to see how the engine reacts to new or optimized code.
But I'd rather not want it to be a rush job. These competition and submission boints need to be spot on and not like now, hit and miss. Sadly many lack the patience to wait for it... And think changes happen over nite...