In one reddit thread (there are quite a few similar ones), the poster says something like “I’ve always been a fan of space games etc., I just want to park my ship in the orbit of a planet, use a shuttle to land on it, do some missions and get back later”. The replies that followed consisted of suggestions regarding what type the main ship should be, what type the shuttle should be, the possibility of someone stealing the ship you left parked in orbit, running into a difficult mission and remote controlling the main ship for an air strike. And they went on and on with their far fetched delusions through dozens of (upvoted) replies.
These people seem to have “built” a version/part of the game in their imagination so they (naturally) love it and Roberts and his team are regularly giving them just enough to keep their dreams going. This, by the way, is why CitizenCon will feature 2 hours of “Xi’an history, physiology and language” along with “art and tech of stanton”, instead of actual gameplay. :)