It doesn't make much business sense these days to develop another MMO like early EVE. There's so many good games out there that it's hard to keep someone's atte

It doesn't make much business sense these days to develop another MMO like early EVE. There's so many good games out there that it's hard to keep someone's attention. People will quit when they see it takes months-years to get access to shiny things to improve their character. Especially if people prioritize playing with their friends in any game versus playing one specific game. Plus I think the newer generation of gamers are less patient and the older generations have less time to spend on games.