Bridge Package in STO
At least you can buy anything, make you a big advantage than others, the rich kids will not be more powerful than the poor guy. Rename a captain, to add new slot machines, is also quite good in my eyes. Meaning in other online games star trek credits, you can not do it all - or you want to be good, for example, characters moved to another server.
It can also prevent the frequent re-named characters. Really do not want to see in C - the story of special equipment, so you any good. But it all. In addition, no one forced you to buy things in Star Trek Online. The only thing is: would like to see you every month to play (and pay) the game C - min.
Maybe 50 or 100 C - monthly point level star trek online credits, it does not matter, you can rename, when your character - for example, without spending extra money. This is your decision not to use C - Shop, you have this right. C stores a blank absolute need to play games, all this fluff. As for the character slots. Some games allow you to get more. SWG slot with the start of each account (the other is a Jedi toon locked).