As for new maps with different biomes, we do have some in storage that we were working on earlier last year. These maps featured desert, savannah, jungle, swamp, and a volcano, however unfortunately these maps weren't approved of by Raz. We still plan to feature these biomes in the future, though. We're looking into ways we can improve our work
We do create small threads for server downtimes etc and staff let each other know when they may not be around as much. I think maybe seasonal update threads would do the trick c:
Our Tumblr does sometimes feature creations by members of the community, and people submit their work to our DeviantART page all the time. In the past, when we've hosted the radio we'd include artwork or screenshots from the game as the background image. As for contests, we host art contests on our dA page, and we may start featuring things on the login page in the future, too!
The action chat, I don't know what it was originally planned for, and since it's only ever seen when you go in to check/uncheck different chats from view, I don't think there's much we can do with it, unfortunately
I didn't know that a modification was made for more items =0 I don't see any reason to not discuss this, and it would'd be overly complicated to get permission to include it since it would only be one person to ask~
Thanks for the suggestions!