For most of them, it isn't a game to make or play; it's a community to platform their politics, serve as their dating pool, prove they are a decent fucking person, groom children, etc. There's almost no meritocracy left, and on the rare occasion they get a new skilled programmer they inevitably chase them away within a few months unless they join the polycule.
They make all decisions emotionally, and the health of the game itself is never a priority because they don't care about it except as a recruiting tool.