It's not usually this demanding, it's just we're getting restless because the game has some severe balance problems right now, yet Relic shows zero intention to fix them. And as far as Relic goes, they haven't keyed us in on any new information since Ardennes Assault came out. They are extremely tight-lipped and according to this thread, SEGA's faceless suits are at fault.
I've heard of a COH2 -> BattleTanx crossover, but don't tell anyone.
I think relic is doing a good job in this regard. I will say it seems like the community is somewhat like a Darkest Hour or IL-2 sim game community in that they're very demanding.
Also, I'll say that the "SB" group seems to be taken much more seriously than they probably should be/are. That's what I've seen at least.