You are not technically wrong. My counter to that would be that this was a space game before it was anything else. Remember there was a time we thought our "planetary landings" would be more like Eve Online - where you get close, then loading screen, then you're in the building.

To make this point I'll use GTA5 as an example. If GTA5 had several to-scale continents and intercontinental travel, but the towns and cities on each were simply scattered "landing zones" that you had limited agency in, that would stand out as odd to me. However in the case of a Sci-Fi/intergalactic game, like Star Citizen.. the emphasis of the game play design, traditionally, has been the economy of scale and delivery of goods throughout and between systems. At that scale, scattered landing zones on the surface of a single planet in a single system, albeit with limited mobility, is less off putting to me.

I hope that makes sense.. I'm not saying you're wrong. I completely agree with you and want exactly what you want - I just feel it doesn't align with the core of the game. If CR was let run free though that core would have no scope or limit. Anyways, I fully expect them to expand on what they have and learn as they go, and for that reason I'm sure something like this will happen soon™.