The player base is not united and if CCP listened to its most vocal parts I can promise you that Eve online would have been run into the ground many moons ago.
In all things balance is needed but it is clear that balance is well out of whack, for example Abyssal space is providing a safe haven of ratting, free of any PVP. This closeted instance environment goes against every thing eve is about & needs nerfed into the ground.
Botting is still rampant devaluing player activity, CCP instead takes a sledge hammer to the environment instead of tackling the actual problem, the bots.
ESI is still allowing single players to micro manage 1000’s of activity & other players solo.
ESI is still allowing out of game bots to dominate the market, driving real players from it. In my opinion the player market is eve’s biggest selling point & the heart of the sandbox yet CCP seem absolutely determined to kill it.
Game moderation is still not peer reviewed, how can anyone take the sandbox seriously when game Mods work on a whim & change the score in secret and whenever they feel like?