Even though I only had TB and BJ on in the background as I was slogging through the Zelmite Mines in Dark Chronicle, I found that podcast extremely difficult to sit through. Not my cuppa joe. Didn't get the impression from Brandon that it was his either.
With the crew's industry network and their ardent fanbase, massively successful Patreon or no, I'm confident that they'll be able to work something out, even with a smaller crew. They're a capable and creative bunch, and they've had two weeks of ruminating and private correspondence that we know nothing about. We just have to have the same kind of belief that Kyle does before a major industry event!