I think some are missing the point of what Sandro's saying. The biggest concern is that EVERYBODY flies in a wing, (i.e. it becomes the "meta"), or flying in a wing becomes the only way to survive period. Remember that wings as it stands is meant to be a driver of community/social interaction between IRL players, so you don't just drop NPC wings on the community without considering how it affects the intent of existing mechanics. All he's saying is that they are considering those things, and it's not a small balancing act to figure out (and this implies there are other, more thoroughly worked-out things they are currently developing). You might think it's as easy as "make it cost money", but what if you need a wing to stay alive and you can't afford it? What if they add this and then later want to add missions that require a wing to complete, but an NPC wing just doesn't have the AI to make it work? Sometimes you keep some cans on the shelf until you have fleshed out other aspects of the design.
Now, with all of that said I do wish FD would drop some features on the community and let the community itself guide where it goes. MVP/pivoting and all that. I know that's not their M.O. but I think it would be good fun and lead down some interesting roads. I also realize that some would say that the game has been precisely this from day one, but eh... no. FD likes to keep a tight hold on the feature set, that much is clear.
