Road map, Timeline, these were things Vlad was looking to do after the suggestion threads, however he mostly retreated due to how much flack he got.
This post here is largely illustrative of the problem, if everything a developer pokes his head above the parapet he gets catapults launching boulders at them they will eventually stop doing it.
If players can't help but be negative they just contribute to less communication, I'm just a player and I'm less than thrilled with the past but I'd rather look forward than backward all the time, is the griping justified? Yes it is but it just ain't helping.
I'm not attacking players for complaining so that's a gross mischaracterisation, but if the whole community carried on like you I wouldn't be back, fortunately not everyone is so determined to extract their pound of flesh as you are.