So I've noticed that everytime a feature that the devs say probably not to is posted, people cry out "Make it an optional feature! You can either play with it or without it!"

This doesn't make it anymore possible than having it as a mandatory feature. It's one thing if all it is is for show, and enabling it would just use more CPU. But most of this comes in the form of things like orbits, debris (which despite the devs saying it's there just not in beta yet people keep creating new threads about), and really just about everything else people talk about.

If it involves a gameplay feature that is not already in the game, then implementing it now requires more time, money, and effort to be spent on it in the form of coding it alone. They then have to balance it, which takes more time, money, and effort.

If it involves a gameplay feature that is already in the code, they just decided to disable it because they thought it unnecessary, they still have to balance it.

If they think that half the people who buy this game will use a feature, and half won't, then give IC and SD some credit, they will be smart enough to put it in as an optional feature. However, if they think that only 10% of the people who buy the game will use it, it won't be cost effective to add it at all. And while IC and SD are all benevolent and such, they are still just two companies (no offense) who are trying to make a profit. So please, stop saying toggle for everything.





Another thing, please use the search feature. I'm sick of seeing 20 posts about the same new feature you want implemented (exaggeration of course). The devs are more likely to read your suggestion if you all stick to one post, and they can organize their responses better too.