It's like playing the game from the beginning - you get to a new area everytime you play it. Maybe they should wait a bit before releasing a new version, but it is easier to keep track of all the changes for us. Though, if you want to explore a new version by yourself, I recommend waiting for a lot of patches.
Well, the update rain will only stop when version 1.0a or 1.0b is released. At least we get something new...(Isn't the game big enough already?)