Being taken seriously by companies, getting the big investments to increase developement speed by lots. Actually overtaking its competitors in terms of features. A big usability overhaul. Fun stuff like that.
I much prefer using a formula based tool to make packages for a specific part's mechanical drawing, I just don't trust what other people have made yet. I'd like to be able to but the trust isn't there yet.
Maybe kicad could list parts as verified against a standard footprint based on user feedback so that I know that whatever random part number actually fits this particular soic wide or whatever bga pattern. Maybe a part number has no notes but it's nice to know that no one has checked it manually yet too. Like the wine database.
Maybe it already exists, I haven't found it yet.
Unfortunately, companies like SnapEDA bring negative value to the industry because they produce crappy libraries that you can't trust.
So, they reduce pressure on the parts vendor to produce a decent symbol/model. At the same time, I can't trust the symbol/model until I check it personally and run it through a project. And, finally, some contract terms generally prohibit me from redistributing that symbol (go check the terms you agreed to when you signed up).
SnapEDA and their ilk need to die in a fire.