Will they just continue running? My first thought is that I'll have a lot maintenance to learn how to do. Them factories that produce my power ain't gonna run themselves nor is the meat gonna produce itself. But if we are talking stuff magically continuing operating as they are, then the world...
It is a could-have-been game imo. Like Star Citizens, dev got comfy with the crowdfunding money and decided to squeeze it forevermore. Not scope creep necessarily but glacial tech updates
Being on the precipice of the fabled 450 points, I can say it's not as intimidating as it looks. Expect to do it within a week, and I treat it as going to the gym. Have a plan and be consistent with it.
If I expect it to be grindy, I don't touch it. Generally, if I expect it to contains sth that annoys me, I avoid the game. The only thing that is still borderline is reused models from other games and I have been tending to avoid those too. Never could get into DMD because I was tired of seeing...