I think it’s you who are missing the point. The point is not about goons, or their organization. Think of it this way:
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Where are the greatest consistent rewards possible in EvE?
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Is this the same location that has the greatest risk?
If the answer to #2 isn’t ‘Yes’, then the risk/reward balance is broken. I would argue there is higher risk living in wormholes (no local, no asset safety), yet the greatest consistent rewards are not there. I have more experience there than other locations, others might feel differently - that’s what discussions are for.
CCP has offset the risk/reward balance to get people out into SOV null. It’s not one or two things that are better there, it’s almost everything is significantly better. They have been actively pushing this agenda for about 5 or so years, yet in the same time we’ve watched their active player base drop by about 50%. Whether through neglect, lack of development, or nerfs, the rest of EvE has lost a significant number of active players that haven’t been made up by gains in SOV null.
This doesn’t appear to be a successful business strategy for a company whose stated goal was “wanting players to play their game.” But only CCP can really say if they are happy with this trend in EvE. As a player, I am not happy that many of my friends are no longer playing, players who started in 2003 - 2005 and played for many, many years. I want to see this trend reversed, I want to see EvE growing again every year as it did for about 10 years straight. EvE is STILL a great game, with few (if any) direct competitors out there.