Perhaps a way of shaking people out of npc Corps would be for them to randomly wardec other npc corps based on points of lore as written about in the chronicles. Npc corps attacking each other would be awesome and if it happens often enough it might make people uncomfortable enough to leave. I would further add that the restrictions on player corps wardeccing npc corps should remain in place to protect noobs a little bit.

This idea would encourage pvp between noobs and teach them about the dynamic nature of eve online, whilst still protecting them from grief play. Nowhere should be totally safe. with a little bit of thought to avoid abuses this could work well.

OP,

What are the benefits of getting more players out of NPC corps?

I'm failing miserably to see the connection between my comment and yours.

No, this is a fair question and one I feel should be addressed. As far as I know, there are none for the new players, none that they are immediately aware of, and that's the problem that we're discussing here. "What they don't know won't hurt them," right?

Even if new players are just starting their own corps, they are stepping into the PVP environment as it was intended. They can set their own corp tax rates, create their own stations, declare war on their rivals, amongst other things.

Staying in a starter NPC corp can really only end in stagnation. Even if the player plays the game for years in that state, it is still stagnation. No matter how much isk they earn, it is still stagnation. They are not developing as EVE players, they are not developing in the community, and they are basically just NPCs themselves by virtue of that.

I love EVE, and believe it or not, I actually really care about the experience of other players. The last thing I want is to scare them away or make them feel excluded, though, which is why I'm trying to encourage a mature discussion about how best to include them in the community and make their experience better for it.

So, you were making assumptions about my intentions and in turn, misrepresenting my position by misunderstanding, ignoring or failing to read the OP?

GD in a nutshell. Don't worry, I'm not surprised, but you should really take a look at my killboard. It's not great, but on closer inspection you'll see that I'm not concerned about CONCORD myself.

And please, in future, read posts before even considering yourself qualified to comment. Anything else is jumping to conclusions, even if your conclusion is correct. At least you have the decency to admit it and take a step back though, cheers, I appreciate that.