Whenever I see negative comments about C3 (mostly from users of it), it dumbfounds me.
I am no sycophant, but I think that C3 is a brilliant piece of software that is extremely underrated both in the community, and out of it, too.
It is true that if a big enough influencer - or group of - showed just how great the platform was on youtube etc, then C3 would start to gain more traction.
I think from Ashley's participation in the forum, and the ability for us to create small-medium games pretty rapidly, that you would "miss it when it's gone".
I honestly don't care if anyone thinks my comments are too gushing, but we are very lucky to have an engine that hits the 'sweet spot' for so many. I've tried everything else, believe me.
C3 lacks 'something' tho, as most people have said. But for me, this 'something' is external factors, such as enough big dev/gaming/popular youtubers shouting about it, and some really strong games being championed - I have seen the same few games highlighted on the homepage for years now.