Oh, I'm certainly not questioning the scope, success, or importance of EVE. It's no WoW in subscriber terms, but it's been plodding along for what, five years now? Constantly building up a subscriber base.

The fact that so many play on Tranquility is a shocking indictment of other MMOs, which can struggle when more than a couple thousand people are online at once. EVE's highest number online at once is what, over 41k? On one server? It's insane. EVE is a technical triumph.

In terms of gaming, EVE might be the most important game currently being played. It's certainly the only one where the devs and players interact like EVE's do, and although there might be some hubris involved, the reality is that whatever this generation is like, subsequent generations are only going to become more complex and intricate. Some people say it's just a game, but when people spend, say, four years, for a couple of hours every day throughout those four years, have spent hundreds of dollars on subscription fees, have made real friends, etc. in the game, it's inevitbaly going to form a more important part of their live than dicking around with Street Fighter 3.

I wholly and utterly support EVE. I just don't have the mindset to play it in a manner that would really give me my money's worth