Why do you think SMT's aren't coming? @ned literally just posted an update on the timeline. Yes, they're releasing a lighter version of SMT's to begin with, but they didn't say they're not coming, this is a feature we've known about since the beginning.
SMT's are happening and we honestly just have to be patient and give STINC time to finish them. We've waited this long, what's a few more months? It's almost 2019.