It's STAR TREK! I wanted to like it....

Do NOT spend any money on this game...until you've hit lv60. Enjoy all the stories and play all the adventures you can, drink it all in until you reach the point where you just can't beat anything anymore. At that point you've got a choice to make. Stick around and really dive into the mind breakingly massive inner workings and interconnected pieces that must be fit together in a certain way or your starship will be blown up over and over again in missions that the Elite will laugh tauntingly at you while calling you a noob over (yes they will, check reddit). Or, uninstall the game and be satisfied in the knowledge that you played about 1/4 of a really good Star Trek game, and that you will never get to experience the other three quarters because this game was not built for you, gentle casual gamer. Only those willing to waste their time and their energy learning everything there is to know about starship mechanics will be able to progress any further from here. Stay Away.