Two things, One the Devs werent all replaced, only some of the staff was replaced during the transition, It more or less is new leadership then new devs, The reasons why features like this are forgotten is mainly due to project planning, alot of things get pushed back easily when bigger assignments come up.

Two, If you keep voicing your wants in a proactive and visible manner like this thread, I am sure they will be addressed and likely be thrown into a patch. Just word of warning, alot of patch planning are done well in advance, so it may take two patches being released before you see a patch with what it is you addressed. This is just because they plan development very far out, and move certain assignments up priority based on what they see feasable in the release time frame of a patch