and is anyone in the entire universe actually interested in this NMLA storyline?
the pace of the narrative is speeding along like the game is going to last for 25 years and the rest of the development of the game is behaving like it's already on life support.
I'm pretty sure the helm is just sitting there with the wheel spinning
I'm quite thrilled about it. Keenly following the situation by reading every new GalNet update on forums, here. There could be a new attack on a starport, followed by a CG perhaps. Probably not. A civil war is out of question of course, that would be too much of a hassle and negatively affect many player minor factions. You'd also need players taking part in those wars and that would be quite troublesome. Then you'd also need to write something about Empire, like what was this slavery thing again, was Empire pro gene-manipulation or against it, what is space feodalism? Are they ruled by Sith lords?
It's quite dangerous really. Not as dangerous as mentioning that players can cause trouble in systems ruled by communist regimes but still.