God... isn't this the truth.  As part of the XSPEC community we all feel the same way.  It's almost 2018.  Instant gratification is the way of things now and we aren't getting it with XSPEC.  There are good reasons for this... maybe not good.  Bad reasons for this.  Reasons for this.  
Xspec had a measly ICO.  They simply didn't make the funds necessary to support the idea.  But the idea was good so the community decided to pool resources to make it happen.  We hired two cryptographers.  Good ones.
So now we have awesome devs but no marketing.  They are working but there is only so much that can be done by two people, but they are working!, and full-time.  They are present in the community, and THEY are confident that they can make the project happen.
It's unfortunate that we are put in a position where we need to exercise patience.  
But given that it's a Private POS the potential for it to become extremely valuable to, first "select, and then "general, communities is immense.
But the community, unpaid, is putting forth efforts now to, at least, inform people about the existence of XSPEC.  It has made a significant impact the past two weeks since the marketing group's inception.
It's been interesting for all of us to see that we are a true grassroots movement because we hadn't actualized this fact before.  We all feel a part of something bigger now that we aren't waiting for the leadership to provide us with marketing.  WE are the leadership.  Frankly... we'd love to have more people on with us as we are becoming more and more organized and are taking on more and more projects the need for bodies is increasing and with those bodies, support and with that support, value.
This is not a pump and dump so if you are trying to get rich quick I wouldn't invest but if you feel a bit empty and want to have control in a good idea... Join up.
Read this:  http://coinwiki.info/en/SpectreCoin
Check out the slack here: http://slack.spectreproject.io/
And know that this is happening soon: