I'm really happy with the hands-on approach. It's different (for the better, IMHO) than most of the sims I've played and loved.
That being said - I know that things "get old", so a layer of old-school management, as gumbeauregard explained, would be a beneficial addition to what we have now.
Sometimes it's interesting to take the role of a captain and strategize and issue orders, and sometimes it's fun to run around and spin stuff (valves, hydro, radio, scope even ....). That's why multiplayer is cool, 'cause we can all do what we enjoy in the moment, switch around for the next run etc.
As for AI/bots, and enjoying all of that solo... It'd be cool, yeah, but I'd rather see some other work done sooner than that (radio, terrains, more variety in tasks, ship damage model...). Solo, as it is now, is quite alright for me. Not perfect, but hey...
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