Some people love micromanagement, some hate it.
We understand you will use a concept called Imperial Focus as a way to set general goals for an empire, and let the AI take care of the little details, though players will be able to zoom to a planet and micromanage if they want. The challenge in getting it right will be in the playtesting. That's where you'll know if the porridge is either too hot or too cold. Right now, it looks great in theory. Until the whole game is working in a Beta state and we can determine just the right Imperial Focus Point allowances and costs, though, we won't really have this feature nailed down.