Many of us actually bothered to stay because we were looking forward to Player-run Companies and ships
And you can bet your ass those are still coming - they've mentioned two different companies, Grand Companies that are NPC run and private companies that are what you're talking about but those aren't going to save the game but I admit they will be pretty cool. And you can't say anything of what you're saying with any legitimacy, since Tanaka didn't give you crap before he left and Yoshi hasn't even been given the chance. My biggest problem is they're so discrete about everything but I'd have to be an idiot to think they're just sitting there doing nothing.