You could literally click a skill and have no reason to log in again until it was done. – There is not a single skill in the game that, on its own, makes the game ‘worth playing’. Sure, I’ve just spent weeks training for Interceptors and Covert Ops ships, but it’s not like Eve magically became a real game as soon as these skills were completed. There’s plenty to do in the interlude. Does one do nothing at university, but only begin one’s real life upon graduation?

You cannot participate meaningfully in a player-versus-player battle in EvE without having spent a good year training skills. – Inside two weeks’ training can have you flying a Rifter with significant tackling capabilities. That alone will get you a spot in PVP fleets. I’ve heard of people moving straight to 0.0 space during their 14-day trial and getting along just fine.

Eve’s about playing with other people. I think your two major beefs with it are mitigated when you work together with others.