Quote Originally Posted by Reaujien View Post
Option #2, {Yes please.}
Indeed, EVE Online went down the route of being hard-mode and it flushes out all the players most people don't want to associate with (The beginner corp players start in is infested with WoW players complaining about how hard the game is XD).

It's the best choice to go with, because although the game may not get millions of players like other MMO's, the tens of thousands of players that play it will thoroughly enjoy it, and it tends to make the game have a better community, as everyone playing it knows that everyone else playing it has been able to climb over the learning-curve and accept the challenge.