OK, i understand your standpoint, but please think about; the original problem is the incompetent-newbie interlocking operators. I think, at the release version of the game, before someone cold be an online dispatcher, must sucessfull finish some offline dispatcher scenarios, for example line block direction changes, timetable tests etc.
I think, this simulation will be greater with shunt routes and without blocked routes 🙂
I think, it's already the best railway simulator, i like just more realistic a bit in dispatcher mode, for example ISDR 🙂
Oh and one more think; at the aviation simulations (MSFS etc) with online multiplayer, the players must take a massive exam before be an online air traffic dispatcher (for example VATSIM).
Bet regards,
Ivan