But their point is for that to even feasibly be an idea to consider, KSP2 would have to be good. It's practically a downgrade from KSP1 in every way except the graphics. Entirely a downgrade if you're willing to install graphics mods in KSP 1.

Dwarf Fortress is an indie game. KSP was an indie game until Take2 bought the game.

The expectations for both these games were low. It was a small team working on both of them so we don't expect much, and since they're indie, they are actually gamers like us and like to play their games.

Being bought by a AAA publisher and having billions at their disposal increases the quality expected by unprecedented levels. And they are just showing that they are even worse than the indie team (HarvesteR) that started KSP. And they have budget and can get more personnel if they want.