...If expanded as an option, it would have no impact on players who didn't elect to use it.
There's a lot of options that
could be implemented for variations in the HUD, crosshairs, sounds, graphics, etc. etc., but because they don't have a real impact on people, and because the current style
seems to work, Muse is probably going to keep their efforts focused on problems and expanded gameplay, such as the new game mode, balancing, ships, and weapons, in lieu of minor details that are simply options.
Otherwise, it is just a matter of preference, so there's no real foundation for me to argue one way or another for it; if this option was a toggle, it wouldn't really matter if it existed for me.