The C-Store doesn't bother me in the least. There's little of any real value or content there.

It's not like they are forcing you to buy CP to visit a new zone or to unlock new missions or *real* content.

You've got a bridge, you've got emotes, you've got playable races, you've got ships, you've got tribbles, you got character slots.

There's nothing on the C-Store you need to play the game.