I don't think this is worth dwelling on given the incredible redeeming amount of effort that Hello Games' has since put into the game over the years.

But it certainly wasn't far-fetched for someone to buy the game at launch expecting some of these features: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/4y1h9i/wheres_the_no...

I think Hello Games' misstep was that they seemed to avoid clearing the pre-launch air with precise answers.