> ironic that you question the purpose of this form of entertainment created specifically by a company by suggesting that someone's time is perhaps better spent

> ironic that you question the purpose of this form of entertainment created specifically by a company by suggesting that someone's time is perhaps better spent starting a company If you worked towards starting a game-company like this you would learn many valuable real-life skills about software engineering coding and running a business. Your time would be better spent than the time of those who play your game. That is really what happened here as far as people who created the game are concerned. They spent their time very wisely. But even better if they created a game with outstanding educational value, of value to others besides themselves. Maybe their next game will be more like that now that they have acquired the skills to do it. I'm not saying Eve is not educational though. Maybe it is.