Does Bethesda have any update to give to the patiently waiting consumer of the semi broken product? Something? Something more than "we're working on it"?

"We're currently working on making sure the wiki for the CK is up to date and correct. We're also trying to ensure that the patch isn't going to cause any major problems on release. We expect to see fixes such as:
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It shouldn't be much longer before we can release the patch and CK."

Would be really nice to know that you guys actually care about keeping people in the loop when things aren't working as they were intended.

Take it to general chat. Unless you're reporting bugs, crying about a patch release has nothing to do with hardware or software support.

Instead of making a topic, especially one that doesn't belong in the PC issues forum, PM Gstaff if you want info on upcoming stuff (If he can give any).

Or you could read the existing thread on the same topic

http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1332476-creation-kit-%e2%80%94-beginning-in-january-realy/

We already have threads contemplating the upcoming and imminent patch.