I know you mean well and most of the stuff you wrote is helpful but, THANK GOD I did not have access to this info when I started playing. I would have run away with my credit cards unused after the trial like a spring chicken.

I believe EVE is what you make of it. I ignore everyone else's comments of "what EVE is". I like the game much better that way.

Recruiting new EVE members is hard, based on the kill or be killed credo. I brought in 12 new members so far in the last 2.5 months that I play with in other online games. Only 2 are still here. CCP would retain many more subscribers if they had a better chance in High Sec. I lost 10 potentially paying EVE subscribers out of 12 because CCP caters to PvP and Null Sec more than everyone else. The joke called the o7 Show is meant for them not us. When the do the Dev interviews you can tell they don't care about anything but total war 24/7. Fine....but that only lasts for so long before it gets old. EVE is deeper than just a fighting game. It would be so much easier for me to get new subscribers if a few things were more receptive to the NON-war people.

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I'm here to play the game, not be a victim. I am not a $15/month subscriber. I am not a Jita scammer. I am an industrialist. I have spent thousands of US dollars in under 3 months with my multiple combined accounts to get where I need to be quickly. And I will not stop spending either as long as I am permitted to do "my thing" in EVE. I alone spend more monthly than 200 PvP pilots in Null Sec. Are you listening CCP? Follow the money! You LOST 10 of my deep pocket friends (that's guaranteed $15,000-$30,000 US dollars a month). How many more will you lose? That makes me upset because I wanted them to join me in this game. We just want to play without the war theatrics. Are we not worth at least listening to? If not, let me know before I buy another 4 (28) packs of PLEX to sell in a few days.

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Thanks for listening. My new love for this game has my emotions in a tailspin. My rant and repetitive over-running sentences are over and I feel better now. :-) Fly safe everyone! o7