Checking out EVE Online
I’ve been testing EVE Online for the last couple of months, nothing heavy, but a few hours here and there. I had a go at the game a couple of years ago as well, but gave up because of the overwhelming complexity. This time I decided to give it a bigger chance and try to get through the tough first hours of tutorials.
After giving it a couple of weeks of really trying to get into the game I’ve come to really like it. The reason I decided to try it out again, was really to satisfy my urge for space MMO after looking through screens and gameplay footage of the upcoming Jumpgate Evolution. Since that game is still in closed beta and will not be out before well into 2010, I decided to find something else to cure my abstinences with 
I love the freedom to explore space, seek wealth and fame through pirate hunting or resource mining and evolve your space ship! There is still a lot to the game which I have not experienced, but I feel I have gotten past the steep introduction and look forward to seeing what lays ahead in the next unexplored region of space
If any of you are playing, add me to your contact list as “Karboto” – very original.
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Could not agree more! I tried out EVE a few months back too, and also found the complexity of gameplay overwhelming. I also miss the manual piloting that Freelancer had, setting waypoints all the time makes the game feel just a bit less free from constraints. Love the open-space graphics, the amiga-ish UI, the demo-scene-inspired music and all the content. I signed up for Jumpgate and hope it will satisfy my space exploration hunger