Future Updates? / Rebalancing / Little SK Love Note

Hello!
I've been playing SK on and off across multiple accounts since roughly 2012 or so, and I love this game.
It's great to come back every once in a while to a new series of weapons, costumes, lore, and I love to see this game grow and reform over time.
It's always stood out as a unique experience, filled with great ideas and potential, and it's brought me hundreds of hours of happiness...
Anyways, to the main body...
Any other new levels, cosmetics, or gear on the horizon?
Are there plans for game mechanics to be introduced/overhauled?
There's been some basic issues with the game for a while now, mostly pertaining to the balance between weapons. Some have been weak/outclassed since the day of their introduction years ago.
Although some cases may not be much of a problem solo, on elite difficulty scaling enemy health in a party reveals these problems as crippling (most people play only on Elite, because loot).
It'd be a great breath of fresh air to have a new non-flourish piercing sword, an elemental blast bomb, more armor/shield abilities, more status, etc, but making old gear more useful would fulfill a similar desire...
I'm sure I'm beating a dead horse, but there's always room for improvement, and I'd love to see this game improve even further.
Wish you a good day, Inari.