It's simple. The fundamental mechanics of this game currently mean players will have the hopes and dreams of being able to play the entire game, only to discover that to play in nullsec you need to buy in with real money, and must join mega-alliances.

If you don't, you inevitably get what has happened to us - and continues to happen - that highly active *players* are blasted out of null and indeed lowsec POS by those who did use the pay to win mechanic. Pandemic dropped 6 reve, 2 Moros, a handful of Achon to kill a lowsec POS of ours ... what could we do? Nothing.

We have not spent nearly enough $$ - even though we had double the number of pilots engaged in the 'fight' for the system, it was over before it began because they could and did by capitals, and we didn't. We had 20 to 30 more pilots who would have come to fight with us too - but again, they don't have capitals either, so none of us could do anything at all but lose. When money means you win, without any risk, it just makes people want to quit EVE and go play a game where you don't have to buy a toon or play 3 years before you can have even a *chance* to win.

Make no mistake. Bottom line pvp balance, nullsec access, and pay to win is about maintaining the health of the game. And as I see things, currently the game is very badly broken in a number of areas, and if CCP fail to fix things, then I honestly don't expect EVE to make it to 20 years. Next good pvp game with conquest and depth, everyone who *isn't* a nullsec cap pilot in an ubercorp will walk out.