I'm fine with this. There are things I don't agree with the way they have been done, but on the whole I'd much rather trust FD's judgement than design by the forum committee.
I agree with that, to a point.
People have given long, well thought out arguments, solutions and improvements on several issues that has plagued every release since the game was available.
- CQC lack of integration within the main game
- Powerplay poor design and how it could be improved and better integrated into the main universe instead of being a tacked on RISK game
- Engineering RNG and component hunting
- Crime and Punishment & improved criminal gameplay
All of the above have been filling the forums for years and the ONLY reponse we have been given so far is the karma system which in no way touches actual crime & punishment but rather a faction membership code of conduct.
So while we indeed should not control what they do they could at least answer our concerns of gameplay we actually would like to become BETTER instead of keeping a sub-par status quo.