I agree with you on some parts, but ı do not agree on one man vs. entire dev studio arguments. The studio made the playground, and that one man changed and added things that make many people happy. Furthermore, it is easier to change and add things to already made things. I am not saying that the studio did a great job (I am personally half happy with the game's current state). However, the studio has other priorities and vision for this game, which you may or may not like.
We also had nearly daily patches and updates (Mostly bugfixes, ı know).
I was very surprised by how many people wanted Co-op and MMO from this game (I am very much a single-player person

). From my perspective, this mod is well-made addition to the game by modders. Furthermore, this mod's success also came from the lacking content and spirit of single and multiplayer Native games. If the Native game could have satisfied most of the expectations, lacking Co-op and MMO would not be an issue.
So my point is that they are focusing on native to meet up some of the expectations to lower some of the frustrations. On the other hand, they do not show any reliable promises, and that lowers my hopes. We will see what's gonna happen.