That’s a fair point and one I had previously subscribed to.  However I am enjoying Edge of the Empire and Force & Destiny for the settings.  They really give you a large area of the Star Wars universe to play in where you never have to touch on canon.  You could also drop the Star Wars aspects and use it as just a good sci-fi junkers setting like Firefly or really many other none hard sci-fi themed games. 

I said this when EoTE came out and it still applies this is a game very much set in Han Solo’s version of Star Wars.  It’s planet hoping and dealing with pirates and Hutt’s.  It’s not about taking it to the empire and being in the thick of it.  But if you’d rather play more core Star Wars that is where Age of Rebellion comes into play.