There is Eve the story. It has four empire factions, multiple other factions, missions, needs, sales, and a story. There is Eve the video game. Players log in, interact with the story line, shoot NPCs, get ISK, do things that the empires need done. Participate in events, and in general play. There is Eve the metagame. This is where players interact with players and create the world around them. Most of us play the video game to some level or another. We almost cannot avoid it. I will not give an absolute because there are many players who do avoid the video game part. Some play the story. They are a small culture in Eve but a rich one and their efforts of late have helped move the video game part forward and enrich it for others. And then there is the meta game. That is what Eve is famous for. It is the hardest, most frustrating, most rewarding, craziest part because it is all about people interacting with people. People are hard. Sometime, in Eve's near future Sov will b...