It's more a question of fan optics, Jeff. Many fans, including another dev in the Melody thread, feel MrDots should easily have the financial resources to pile on the "add-ons" for every project he undertakes. I have never said such things since I'm aware there can be unseen problems precluding this or that.
The more basic question is : are such things (better animations for instance) even a priority? If not, why not? At the moment, the dev-team seems woefully understaffed. The two major problems for DMD were : Patreon ; coding. I see massive, massive problems in future for the studio if either problem becomes acute, again. A semblance of preventative measures would be reassuring for many fans.
You seem unwilling to compare a VN to other VNs. This is such an extreme niche that NO other form of entertainment, and especially RL, serves as a good comparison.