The December update did a lot to fix some of the issues with the game, and it's a LOT more enjoyable already, but as we all know it only addressed a portion of them and there are still many other bugs and QoL issues remaining which I hope/assume will be fixed in coming sequential updates. To get the game in the state it should have been released in we need a few more monthly updates of the same ilk, a January Update, February Update etc that polishes the game and UI to a less beta feeling standard. Then the community will be happy and we can start embracing DLC.
It is important that they give us back everything that was missing from previous planet games such as restaurants, hotels, modular gift shops, vista points, snow etc quickly and integrated into the next updates. If they are held back for a year and then provided as the headline of a free update as if it's something new, that will be another slap in the face to everyone and the community will not be pleased.