So my hunt for the best MMO is still ongoing. I have of course played World of Warcraft, Everquest 2, Starwars Galaxies, and now Eve Online. To me the best by far is WOW, but EVE offers a different kind of gaming experience and it warrants a few months play.
So installing EVE was easy but the new player tutorial is awful. It is boring and took me a good 4 hours to complete. Still that said the tutorial is a must do because the learning curve in EVE is step to say the least. Once you get going the game becomes a breathe of fresh air to seasoned MMO players. The skill system rewards you even if your off-line since you can train skills on-line or off.
So far I have played for half a month and like EVE very much. The player base is nice and very helpful. With 25,000 players online at any given time, 100,000 subscribers worldwide, you'll always find a person to chat with or group with. Also it should be noted that there is only one server and that downtime is very rare in this game. That means no more Tuesday morning forum trolls for you non-workers out there.
Of course I know it won't suck my soul in like WOW did and I guess that's a good thing lol. If your looking for a couple hours in space exploring, fighting, mining, or pirating than EVE could be the MMO for you. Just don't expect to be wowed because after all there is only one king of Online Gaming and 8 million people will back me up on this...
