i dont really care about the monthly subscription i know its basically extortion and they make a stupid amount of money if as many people subscribe as they hope. im paying as much as eve's monthly subscription is to be part of a counter strike online clan (website costs and server costs are shared equally buy the clans members) CS isnt as entertaining for me as it once was ,if i decide to stop playing that im gonna need something else to do in my spare time or i will go insane . If i get to play EVE and think it could hold my attention for a few months until i find something better to do i will most likely purchase it. btw the 1st FPS massively multiplayer online game is already on its way called Planetside which looks like it will be a huge UNREAL2 type world if thats popular then expect a crap load of companys to follow