Network forks aren't just an issue for price--they are a major factor in the faith people have in a currency. If v2 released and caused the remaining ~20% of clients to fork, the fudders would have a field day tearing the project apart.
You're focusing on the problem(s).
Yes trust would be affected if there was a fork.
As much as trust is already being affected because of the wait.
What is needed, is a solution.
We know the problems exist, but talking about them won't solve anything.