You can also use a game time code and knock off 5 dollars. I'm not much of a miner either. It is definitely a game of patience. I had a frustrating time in-game today. I got a new ship and it turns out it's not as efficient as my old ship because I need to train up another 2 weeks of skills... It happens, but it is still very frustrating. ) I wouldn't make EVE your only/main MMOG unless you were into PvP or actually really fell in love with the game from the get-go.