By slow compared to other coins I'm assuming you mean the wallet swaps rather than a hard fork we wanted to attempt (a first at the time and I believe still so), or the PoS switch already built in to the code when they're released after 7-14 days of 'fair distribution'?

And you're right PoS was not on the table and we had no experience for it. I was ready for a BTC core update, merge-mining and reduced supply because I believed they were a better option during the BC PoS hype rise and PoW was what I knew. I like PoS, but personally I think the misinformation and market manipulation of the PoS wave is the worst thing to happen to altcoins in 2014 (death of PoW, misinformation on 51% immunity & protocol security, complete supply restriction & control for P&D crews, guarantee price rises thanks to multipool, 'get-rich-quick' marketing junk).

We needed a new developer with experience and knowledge of PoS before committing to PoS and that was the reason for the delays/discussions. We're committing to funding & improving the PoS protocol as best we can once the switch happens, but there are just as many challenges to overcome as there would be staying PoW. Funnily enough months later PoW and merge-mining security potential is being 'discovered'.

Perhaps we should have been more clear on the coins future like Auroracoin & Maxcoin (perhaps we didn't discuss/share enough here? https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=198862;sa=showPosts) and we could have made Mintpal v2, but from day 1 we focused more on use-case, education and charity rather than constantly forking to new specifications that generally resulted in protocol-level bugs or market control > pump&dump. Moolah has not responded to my emails or tweets since they came out in Jan.

But hey, for 8 months we've been wrong and we really need to 'make things right'.

Edit: It's hilarious that the scene has turned into a 'must hard fork every month or 2' to stay innovative rather than let things run its natural course like BTC/LTC and discuss/test/plan/educate & build over a more realistic long-term timeframe. Notice all these teams that work real fast? 9/10 work real fast for a month or two until they're done selling then disappear. Altcoins have really beaten me down to be honest, so you're probably going to see me be more assertive and get things done now rather than try to take things slow, help, discuss & educate.