I'd love to see a depiction of the Earth-Romulan War. Or the period between the founding of the Federation and Discovery. Or the Lost Era between the Classic Films and TNG. Or the last couple decades before Picard.
Lots of options.
There are many types of pleasure one can get from reading a book. Enjoying the writing is one. Interest in the content, use as a reference on a subject of interest, and art appreciation are a few others.
I'm willing to give STA a shot as an exception, but only because I love Star Trek. Same thing applies to supers games. Otherwise, sim takes precedence for me.
I like reading more (but still enjoy playing to a lesser degree), and find the verbosity to generally be at a level with which I am comfortable. I suspect the presentation you prefer would not be worth the squeeze to me. People are different and want different things.
To me this seems...
Agreed. For my part I don't want any rules that try to make that narrative experience happen. I'm fine with simulating a setting as best I can and seeing how it turns out. So long as the sequence of events could happen, i have no problem with it being unlikely. Logic and verisimilitude are more...
It's also gatekeepy to say that the industry should be bent to your interest, because you assume most folks think like you and those who don't like what you like aren't relevant.