I always chuckle when I see posts that imply that Yoshi-P is this fickle, empty shell of a director/producer that is without character/taste and makes his decisions for the future of the game based primarily on what he sees on our forums.

Get over yourselves guys. He's had a plan long before we even knew 2.0 was a thing that was happening. If the dev team or Yoshi-P has replied to any questions with more than "we'll look into it" then it was a topic they had already brought up and thoroughly discussed in a much more professional matter than the best discussions these forums ever had or will have.

If you guys think that kicking and screaming over jumping is gonna make him decide to implement radical measures such as limiting jump or removing it, then I'm sorry to say you're delusional. If you think that the way jumping is right now in any way ties into the argument that "the game will fail" then you are beyond delusional. If you match these descriptions, and happen to be mentally sound, then you're a troll.

They've got a vision, and in order to reach it in the best way and properly pay respect to their fanbase - especially those who stuck with 1.0 - they maintain regular communication with them and consider their opinions/thoughts/ideas.

What comes first, and foremost, is their existent vision.