Well, how about a different perspective on getting rid of NPC corporations. As a new player, it's almost impossible to get into a corporation since we don't show up with 20 mil skill points so we can't fit fleet doctrines or hold our own even in small groups in low sec or null.

Since the bulk of EVE characters seems to be alts for other players (such is the rumor anyway), the lack of trust is also an obstacle since the first thing every one assumes is "spy". That tends to be a problem too.

That's all based on the idea that you can even find a corp to contact since the corp finder is at best weak and what little else there is comes down to random luck if you can actually find somebody interested in taking you on. Good luck with that, because you will definitely need a lot of luck to do it.

If you get into a corp that NOT just the equivalent of a player run NPC corp, all you end up doing is skill training and waiting until a groups will take you on.

As it is, the new player experience is rough but finding a decent corp that offers the chance to actually do something at low skill points is a freakin' nightmare.

Thus, new players tend to sit in NPC corps and train skills while trying to kill the boredom by running slightly less boring missions or scanning for scraps that nobody else will even bother with. Or mining. Mining, because that's a huge draw in the gaming community. :p

I should clarify that I'm not against mining or industry in any way. However, it should be part of the game, not the only thing left that you might be able to do while trying to do something else. However, if you love mining then I tip my hat to you for providing a vital service to the community. o7

NPC corps offer the only other possible social experience in EVE. If you get rid of it, the new player experience consists of getting a ship and being ignored until you have no "game" time left. CCP might just as well delete the trial and subscribe features to the game at that point.

So, like it or not, you NEED those NPC corps just to provide a place for those who aren't anywhere else. It isn't like EVE players greet new players with open arms. Not even close.