Prior to hooking up with the AHSF, and playing Eve I had never played a MMRPG. What I always liked about AH, was that no matter how good or bad you were, no matter how much you played, the same equipment was available to you, as to anyone else in the arena (Perk Points not withstanding).
So I wasn't sure that I would like Eve, where there could be such vast equiptment gaps.
But hey, there was a free month trial available at the time, so I jumped in. It was much more fun than I had guessed it would be, although the first week is pretty boring.
But there are quite a few things to do out there. When one thing gets boring, move on to the next.
I can't see myself playing forever, but its a lot of fun.
-Sik