They're being lazy
Hope this one gets done fast
* Neon's Fluffyâ„¢ FTW trips [eDiT]
They aren't being lazy - do you realize how much it takes to code new functions, then test them, make changes, etc? Well let me tell you - it takes more time then you at the moment think it does. We don't certainly need 0.2.5 done fast for simple reason - we don't want probably the last release of SA-MP be rushed through with bugs and mistakes - we want it bugfree. Also, I personally don't have anything against 0.2.2 R3, as the gameplay is just fine and you can now experience the wonderful textdraws properly. Always there can be something done and there are smaller bugs to fix, but I don't really see a reason to push it through.
The '70% done' has been there for some time now, but SA-MP development got closed for a while, don't you remember? It was because jacob started sharing the parts of the script that he had access through his 'community' - Zytronix.