Players buy/sell/trade ships.
Players fly from planet to planet.
Players join factions.
But there is still a lot of OOC discussion that goes on, for many purposes.
People with and without characters help program the game.
People with and without characters help create art for the game.
People with and without characters help keep the website up to date.
People with and without characters help by researching the potential for new ships/vehicles/weapons/etc.