Consider the idea that maybe a large part of the qualities you like about Valheim are in part because of a small team. "Too many cooks spoil the broth."

It also takes time for people to become net-positive.

Certainly, it's possible for them to grow and put out quality stuff faster, but there is a lot of risk it doesn't go that smoothly. And changes like this have momentum, so if things aren't great... it takes time to realize it, and more to course-change to fix it.