I tried Eve long ago. The fiction on the site caught my attention and I love the setting.
Then I played it. I made the mistake of thinking I could jump in and play without spending a few days studying the forums. I decided to play a former slave turned scientist.
It didn't take long for me to discover that I was better off paying the subscription and having my character advance his skills while off-line than actively playing him. So, I made an alt, but didn't want to pay another subscription fee so my first character stopped advancing.
This time I made an asteroid miner. And discovered that without dedicated bodyguards, I would never make money. I tried trading. I joined a Corporation but the corp's fees exceeded what I could earn with my early skills and gear.
I played for a year. At least once a month I lost a ship and my pod. Everyone I met suggested that I get multiple accounts so I could advance multiple characters and use one to protect another. In the end, I dropped out. I watched a friend of mine who had five accounts work about forty hours a week at Eve and earn enough that he could pay for three of his accounts with in-game earnings.
Eve isn't for me. If you enjoy it, awesome! I found some stuff that I loved. But for me, the community and the devs killed the game.