I agree with what a lot of people have touched on, about how confusing the plot has been getting. There's always so much happening, and so many NPCs to keep track of. I feel like I've been able to keep up with it well, but explaining it to new people is another story.
However, I want to say that I don't think its complexity is the main issue. I feel the root of the problem is how uninvolved the characters themselves have become in it, even when they get to play a part. It only feels like too much is happening to keep track of because so little of it affects us.
The major plot of the world happens for the most part around the characters rather than engaging them in it. Drafts and many other experiments used to depend on the villagers coming together to plan; now they're just literally being thrown into it. Pressing NPCs might get a few kernels, but often results in a runaround. Those that get a glimpse of the plot happening in the mess relay what they know to the village, and so Lucetilocked has become more of a spot to infodump than a place to have discussion and make action as it used to be. A lot of that information goes over player's heads too - not because it's not important, I do think most try to follow it. But so little of it becomes relevant in the long run that in the end it's made obsolete.
tl;dr I feel it's high time the people of Luceti take or be given the opportunity to interact with the plot on a wider level again. The mystery of the world around them is one of my favorite bits of Luceti, but it's losing its charm with how slowly we're being allowed to understand it. Notice which plots and missions have worked the best in the last few years - it's typically been the ones the characters have got to have a say in.
The plot's too complex/player involvement
However, I want to say that I don't think its complexity is the main issue. I feel the root of the problem is how uninvolved the characters themselves have become in it, even when they get to play a part. It only feels like too much is happening to keep track of because so little of it affects us.
The major plot of the world happens for the most part around the characters rather than engaging them in it. Drafts and many other experiments used to depend on the villagers coming together to plan; now they're just literally being thrown into it. Pressing NPCs might get a few kernels, but often results in a runaround. Those that get a glimpse of the plot happening in the mess relay what they know to the village, and so Lucetilocked has become more of a spot to infodump than a place to have discussion and make action as it used to be. A lot of that information goes over player's heads too - not because it's not important, I do think most try to follow it. But so little of it becomes relevant in the long run that in the end it's made obsolete.
tl;dr I feel it's high time the people of Luceti take or be given the opportunity to interact with the plot on a wider level again. The mystery of the world around them is one of my favorite bits of Luceti, but it's losing its charm with how slowly we're being allowed to understand it. Notice which plots and missions have worked the best in the last few years - it's typically been the ones the characters have got to have a say in.