....and I have to say I'm pretty impressed. The game looks great, and it immediately gave me the impression it's a vast universe. I didn't get in on the CB or OB, but I'm already enjoying this more than I did EVE online, and that was a good game.
The only thing I found slightly disappointing is that I couldn't select a Klingon right from the onset, but I'm already very close to the point of getting to play one. I'm sure it'll be even more fun after that. As for the crash/downtime/maintenance...whatever it is. No big deal, I've played the first week of launch on several games, and this one is running really smoothly from what I saw. Wasn't lagging, skills seemed to work fine, and rocking your ship back and forth to spread out incoming fire among shield sectors was fairly easy to grasp.
I really like the HUD, and I'm glad it's not overly cluttered.