The currency was changed from Cryptic Points to Zen precisely so that it could tie in with Perfect World's other games. That way you can buy the same currency for all 14 games and use it in whichever game you want to use it in.
STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
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Zen is the PWE cash currency. It's the same in all of the PWE games. It won't be changing.