Sure Lucas has people he listenes to. They are called advisors. they are used because no one person is an expert in all fields. so they get experts in each field to advise them on a course of action to take to make the most profit.
Lucas always said that x-wing fighters would be in the prequels as the state of the art war ships of the republic. because they were used by the rebellion all those yrs later cause they were old and out of date and the rbellion could not afford new star ships
why do you think he changed his mind yet again about somethingh he said yrs ago would be in the PT fims but then decided not to do it? very simple. MONEY and TOY SELLS. most all collectors already have xwing fighters. if he designed a NEW star ship that is an instant 20 million dollar profit from selling that toy alone.
he used a kid anakin in episode 1 to appeal to lil children. he used a teen model heart throwb in episode 2 to appeal to the teenie boppers and the girls when in reality anakin should have started the same age as luke or at min 14 or 15 yrs old.
take the kid warrior from the never ending story. he is a kid but 14 or 15 and he is believable in his role as a warrior. the kid anakin is a joke. he doesnt even win the battle at the end cause of skill or the force he is in the cockpit mashing buttons and gets lucky. would have been that hard to of had anakin 14 yrs old and of had him get in a star fighter on purpose because he is a great pilot and the force was with him and he went up and shot down some ships and destroyed the starship with skill and the help fo the force? my god its story telling 101 abd george gave us that garbage? its enough to make someone sick and it does. like a poster said its 11 yrs later and ppl still go to forums and voice their disgust and anger
that is a testament to the love of star wars. lucas knows he droped the ball he went from a hero and legend to being made fun of and laughed at by all but the biggest fan boys who would take a box of shit if lucas wrote star wars on it and claim its a great thing. people like go-mer-tonic