No, there is no good to this. Its a completely stupid, silly thing to do. It destroys immersive effect. It completely goes against all efforts to make a better background, better looking ships..then through stupid, goofy, childish (and non genre) emotes that detract from enjoyment of the game by people who might actually…
I've seen a lot of bad Cryptic ideas. (Former Champions Online player, nuff said). But wow, this is a combo. Discourage event participation beyond certain reward points and then ruin the atmosphere of the game with starship emotes. Bravo Cryptic, you've outdone yourself in doubling down on stupid moves.