If every color was available, then there would be 0 new content until every patch or update.
If this game could last 10 years, then weeks or months with nothing to do but gather everything that is always available, there would be no small content regularly to keep the “general community” active
Exos would be useless and might as well be removed cuz it is all available
Less to almost none would shop at people who busted their but to go gather that “semi exclusive”
And many who have spent thousands of hours gathering “limited colors” would have no reason to validate all their work
And if we choose one thing specifically for people who want black, then the next group that want a different color will complain that the first group got what they asked, for but why cant group #2
If this game is to last, we don’t need every bit of content today, we need it over years so there is always something fresh. Yes it would be nice to have sooner, but programming games takes years
We can argue about the block color availability, but this system is boundless and has been. Yall are asking for a completely different mechanic based game 2 years after release.
and @PrincessMaude
After placing the World Control they will be asked to set up the Worlds block-colours, with changes causing a re-mesh of the world to see the effect. Block colours are restricted to whatever colours are available throughout the public and private universe excluding Exoworlds. Player worlds will be given a default generated palette which may contain new colours not seen in the rest of the universe, and these new colours are also then available
The moment the planet is generated, it chooses random colors with the chance at a new color, then when you go to the planet you can choose to change all the colors, but if you got one of the new unlocked colors, it will be unlocked for everyones planet they make after that