It's been so many years, and it's time to update my review. Unfortunately, I still have to give it a negative recommendation.

Part of the reason is that the area where I reside (Taiwan) is still inexplicably blocked by IP restrictions.
Now let's talk about other reasons for the negative recommendation.
The game still has many remnants of its early unattractive art style that have not been updated. Especially the bridge and personal weapons have deviated greatly from the current attempt to adhere to the canon style.

Many limited edition ships, which require a high cost to obtain,but do not have dedicated bridges.

Many missions still have lighting or texture issues.

Due to the AI scaling difficulty with player levels, leveling up itself doesn't bring much sense of accomplishment. The same enemies still take a similar amount of time to defeat as they did when you first encountered them. Unless you have fully equipped yourself with highly advanced gear.

It has been the seventh year now the area where I live is still been blocked. Even though the management company has changed.
June/26/2023

the area where I live is still been blocked. 6 years later, I'm just grown enough to afford a VPN.
Jan/22/2022

It's been about 5 years I still being block. so much for the lifetime account.
Feb/6/2021

I played this game from alpha/beta test. and buy lifetime since first pre-order.
but been block Taiwan region two years ago.
i dont know is there has any political issue?

It's been so many years, and it's time to update my review. Unfortunately, I still have to give it a negative recommendation. Part of the reason is that the area where I reside (Taiwan) is still inexplicably blocked by IP restrictions. Now let's talk about other reasons for the negative recommendation. The game still has many remnants of its early unattractive art style that have not been updated. Especially the bridge and personal weapons have deviated greatly from the current attempt to adhere to the canon style. Many limited edition ships, which require a high cost to obtain,but do not have dedicated bridges. Many missions still have lighting or texture issues. Due to the AI scaling difficulty with player levels, leveling up itself doesn't bring much sense of accomplishment. The same enemies still take a similar amount of time to defeat as they did when you first encountered them. Unless you have fully equipped yourself with highly advanced gear. It has been the seventh year now the area where I live is still been blocked. Even though the management company has changed. June/26/2023 the area where I live is still been blocked. 6 years later, I'm just grown enough to afford a VPN. Jan/22/2022 It's been about 5 years I still being block. so much for the lifetime account. Feb/6/2021 I played this game from alpha/beta test. and buy lifetime since first pre-order. but been block Taiwan region two years ago. i dont know is there has any political issue?