First there is an announcement, then there is 3 year Roadmap,
extended each year with meaningless additions, fake recruiting of
employees, trade interrupts, software announcements, wallet updates, changes
quizes, games, givaways, airdrops, forks, ICOs etc, etc, etc.
I've seen several coins with great tech which is perfectly quick and secure, anonymous (or not) and safe.
They all have mobile wallets and wallets for every OS.
Despite this fact they cannot be adopted. Nobody wants to use them, there is no real need for them.
A team of good programmers could develop a blockchain which can replace banks and paper money
in a month. Another month for testing and another month for setting up nodes across the globe.
The main point behind all this is: who controlls these programmers?
Voilla. it is that easy.That is why I think all these announcements and Roadmaps are bullshit.
not all roadmaps are nonsense because many projects have successfully implemented various programs that fit the roadmap.. so don't claim all projects just because you have been disappointed by a few projects. Although many projects that run their programs are not timely according to the roadmap, they have successfully carried out various programs that they had planned before.
And let me quess: they implemented roadmap items like: paper wallet, desktop wallet, website design refresh, chat bot, wallet updates, etc. And they stop any "development" once the price drops and just keep promising, extending periods, postponing, etc.