I seem to remember reading that they wanted to do the Letter from the Producer leading up to 2.0, but it was received so well (despite their trepidation) that they continued doing it. I like those letters, but I wish they'd answer more of our long-standing questions and not just wave them off.

As best as I can piece together the situation with the community team, is that there are things they can and cannot say because development work is ongoing and ever changing. It's like trying to pick out one raindrop from a storm.