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Tried. Interface has changed enough that I need to start a new toon, and learn the new system.

And we ALL know about the EVE learning “curve”. . . (evil grin)

I left after my corp got suckered into an alliance to move into lo-sec. . . . we were all fairly novice players. I lost just about EVERYTHING when out station got wiped out by the GoonSwarm (this was 2006 or so. . .)

Ah yes, the infamous EVE learning curve. Keeps the riff raff out. Mostly. The riff raff that remain are by turns amusing and at times, highly dangerous.

After working through the tutorials, I was invited to join a small corp of mostly veteran and mature players. That’s made all the difference. A brief conversation with one of the vets can save weeks of fumbling around.

For me, the EVE universe is a pleasant respite from what is becoming an increasingly dire and dangerous situation - the looming collapse of Western Civilization.

I was playing Eve a long time ago, and was doing a decent business researching, copying, and selling blueprints. I had my own corp, with a small station in 0.7 space.

One weekend while I was out of town, GoonFleet declared war on me, waited the requisite time, destroyed my station, and dropped the declaration before I returned home. They claimed they were "protecting their precious asteroids, by eliminating the demand for minerals". I kid you not.

I didn't lose my most valuable assets: the original blueprints. Those were still in my hangar at a nearby NPC station, and I'd still have them if I logged in to Eve again. But, I wasn't interested in monitoring my station every day.

I read a few articles about this latest battle, and noticed that GoonFleet declared war on the trading hub in Jita last year, and effectively blockaded the system for awhile. So, I think I made the right choice for me.

The Goons seem to be intent only on causing chaos for their entertainment. When I was a pre-teen, I enjoyed doing that, but I've outgrown it.