I've put a lot of time into it and I'm not sure I've found the "fun" part yet. LOL (Which begs the question, why in the hell am I playing this?)
I haven't come close to ship building or ANY kind of crafting/building for that matter. And I don't really know that I want to. I think the older I get, the less tolerance I have for complexity in video games. Which means the clock is rapidly ticking on my gaming days.