Eve came out a year after the Earth and Beyond Release so that didn't have too much of an effect. But it did fill a hole. Earth and Beyond had a long beta testing phase that generated a solid player base. And while the endgame wasn't as expansive…
The problem with EnB wasn't just the direction of the company. During the Beta, there was a lot of players on looking for a space based mmo. The real issue came down to the beta into release patch. All of the farming areas were "rebalanced" and s…