jpo: A virtual world, designed for the most part to mirror a universe comprised of authority figures, outlaws, neutral parties, govermental coups, and everything else that makes Discovery what is it is, is just that. A virtual world designed to mirror a realistic world.
This isn't the most likely game to play to "escape". What constitutes leisurely fun for one, does not for the other. One may come here, trade their way to a battleship, then kill everyone they see. To them they say "Hey, I worked my way into this ship, and now I want to play this game like it was actually made: A space ship combat game."
The thing is, Discovery is different. It's made to be realistic (to it's own mythos) as much as it can be.
For that, it's anything but a "leisure game", so to speak. It's fraught with it's own grudges, diplomacy, wars, and everything else that goes with the real world.
So, complaining that it's too restrictive is a bit off kilter here. Some restrictions will be put in place if it makes the universe run better in the long run. If some toes are stepped on, that's sad, but I think there's a saying. "Ends justifying the means"?
