Also, interestingly enough, the latest grand battle (Goonswarm vs PAPI) was literally decided by EVE's server infrastructure genuinely collapsing under the weight of a 10,000+ player battle.
Online games offer me nothing I can't get from singleplayer. By that I mean there are PLENTY of singleplayer games that can bore me to tears. Why pay a sub to get that same sensation?
I absolutely love the sweet galactic conflict stories that come out of Galactic Spreadsheet Simulator Online. Sadly, I can't stand actually playing it. I think I'd rather actually use Excel.