Yeah its true... it would be helpful for new players(get evo runes). I also can't see the point of running the game all day to clear levels (that you have already cleared) for trooper badges.

This feature will save a lot of time (empty SOT in a minute and get on with your life as opposed to running the auto farm for hours now) and won't affect the economy/business in anyway (you would still need to buy sand of time using ironite) and shift the attention to PVP (which is what NF wants anyway despite all the bugs).