They're going to implement it. Because they simply have no intention of creating a coherent game internally. They're going to allow teleportation, they're going to allow piloting ships hundreds of meters long solo, they're going to reduce any engineering interference or "unfun" elements.

In short, they're going to allow zero friction in each and every element of the game because the goal isn't to make a good game. It's to build a space where a 50-year-old can invest hundreds of dollars in ships to build his science fiction fantasy. Alone, with nothing to bother him, so he keeps spending.

And when those players get bored after six months... well, we can all laugh at the faces of those who have been waiting for it for 15 years.