"Remember the times when Stellaris encouraged diverse gameplay options? Instead of becoming a dumbed down version of it's former glory. You could lock in multiplayer ftl drives, so that everyone would have to use hyperlanes for example. So why remove the beauty of what the core of stellaris was? Rather than keeping the freedom of choice?
Answer: Money. Dumb down the game to make it accessible for a wider audience. Make the paradox wallet grow even more."