To be honest with you Zar, I'm actually not suprised. Out of the whole staff team, I can honestly say, I only have the maximum amount of respect for Red. They're the only one who's ever offered to give a true hand. And that's what is lacking, I don't think most of the FH see active staff members. I think they see mods who sit around on their butts and do nothing (whether this is true or not, is up to debate).
I think if everyone saw a change in the Staffs attitude, maybe if they had foreign language liaisons within the team to communicate with those of another language when needed instead of having random people baw'ing at them, maybe then, the respect would go up. Improve the comminity and the game will improve by itself.
You can improve to game, add to it all you want, but without a solid community, it's all to easy for everything to go to s***e