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Thank you for your input. I actually tried EVEs trial just a few days ago. I went through the beginning tutorial and the combat tutorial and now i'm going through the industry tutorial. I have yet to see the amazing fleet wars i've seen on youtube, but it does seem like a lot of fun. Another interesting thing about eve is how the universe flows with business, exploration, research, industry, leadership, corporations. It seems well put together in that aspect.
As for the other games, they seem to be more combat oriented because of their flight-simulator styled combat as opposed to EVEs point-and-click system. However, i'm not sure if the more casual aspects, such as business and industry, are going to be as well made as EVEs. It is interesting though, and if Black Prophecy is going to be free then it is definitely worth checking out.
And by the way, since I am new to EVE, is there anything you can tell me about how to get started? i'm actually looking forward to the more exciting parts of EVE like Corp Wars and pirating/pirate hunting things. Is there a way to get a jumpstart to all of those things? And what else is waiting for me as i delve into this game? These are all factors to which i'll decide whether or not to spend money on it.