I'm unsure if this has been suggested yet, but we can have a bunch of coders code some add one that enhance gameplay.
Every week (a time when normally everyone is available , like Saturdays), said coders and the rest of the community meet up on a server. They discuss what BL needs, in terms of community. After they all reached a conclusion, the coders make variations of the add ons the community voted on. There are the. A bunch of testers of the add ons. They all vote on the best of the ones made, the one with the most votes gets released.
I understand if you all hate me for suggesting a democratic approach to this issue, and even I am having doubts of this idea, but we may as well give it a try. Also, I'm well aware that we all have different opinions of some things, and this could fall easily, buts it's much better than sitting around waiting for anything to happen for a ridiculously high cost.