Why so little interaction with the community?

[Chivas]

Luthier was overly criticized for Pacific Fighters. I highly doubt it was Luthier's responsibility to secure the rights to model some of the aircraft, which was one of the biggest setbacks for Pacific Fighters. Luthier started the project by modeling an aircraft carrier, and the project steadily grew enough for a paid addon. They never intended to build the whole Pacific Conflict, as it would have taken too long for a decent monetary return. Most people enjoyed what Pacific Fighters had to offer and it gave community modders a wonderful base to expand the project. People rave about the work of community modders, but they never seem to get, its the developers that made that work possible.