Game of the Year every year.
Be a paragon of justice. Build impenetrable overshields with bot defenses and save the unfortunate from certain death.
Or, be ruthless, kill everyone and take everything they own. Create an arsenal of wave beam and missile weapons. Bot drones, heavy lasers and ion chargers with chain shots to tear apart anyone willing to become a victim to your onslaught.
Get to know different species and what specialties they can bring to your team.
Earn different ships by doing various and inpromptu quests through your intergalatic endeavors into the vast reaches of space. Experiment with mind control, cloning bays and stealth ships with extended radar. Get to know your play style. Improve you skills playing in real time without pausing using hot keys. Learn the systems, know when and how to spend salvage.
And you'll die everytime and love it.