What we don't yet realize is the ancient ones created another race at good beings: the EMOTICONIANS! Just when all seems lost, they will arrive in their giant yellow happy face Dyson spheres to save the galaxy! :)
I would definitely pay to unlock access to lock box ships for all my characters. If not for the ship itself but for the trait. As for the value, demand might actually go up for those reasons
Every ship isn't going to look great to everyone. If you don't like the ship, skip it. The game is full of ugly ships i.e. Pretty much every KDF ship larger than a BoP