As I am logged in right now looking at the +jobs queue, I can confirm that there is a daily staff presence on this game and plans for staff to move game-plot forward once we're out of Beta. There is no hold on CG, nor is there anything stopping current players from going out and enjoying RP themselves. Staff simply had to make a choice between continuing to be the driving force behind all RP ever or take the time to actually finish getting the systems built while also juggling RL constraints.
Like was mentioned above, the other game exists if you want something smaller finished Right Now, but we are also not dead, just napping.