Instancing content in Star Citizen is currently on the test servers. I've been waiting for this for a long time, but I also feel that I know exactly how CIG can completely drop the ball and make it a complete disaster.
I think Star Citizen is too focused on combat in a game universe that's large enough to demand a much wider range of mission content than we're getting right now or might get in the future.
Update 4.8 is a world of hurt right now, and could have benefitted from more time in the oven. But even CIG, who claims that they are not beholden to any publisher, still have people to answer to...and no, not the player-base.
I had a whole lot of plans for owning the Ironclad, but after taking a tour of the ship, I decided it's way to large and way to chaotic for my interests.