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Yesterday, the world received the sad news that legendary stage and screen actor Patrick Stewart had died at the age of 86 following a "brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia." His passing has triggered an internet-wide celebration of his life—particularly from Star Trek fans honoring his tenure as The Next Generation's Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

While countless social media posts have already been penned in Stewart's memory, a subset of Trekkies are grieving together in the shared virtual spaces of Star Trek Online, the modest MMO that's still keeping the lights on 16 years after its 2010 launch.…