Explain to me how this is such a novel thing? How is an in-game simulacra of a Star Trek fan at the helm of a Federation starship any more fulfilling than one of a Star Wars fan twirling a lightsaber or that of a fan of gangster flicks running through the streets of San Paro?

And so we continue the tradition of pandering weekly to the minutial features of another Cryptic release that other games share but don't brag about because they're so proud of other features, like gameplay and immersive story. While it's possible that the people at massively are fans of the Star Trek IP, I find it hard to believe that a story like this, fluffy as it is, would be written for a game that isn't being developed by Cryptic. Why, I cannot say.