So in other news, it appears that the moneybadger coalition successfully defended the 9-4RP2 keepstar from the goonswarm/imperium last night in the largest online battle that has yet occurred. I have not seen a summary of the killboard, but over $1M (real money) worth of virtual equipment was at play in this engagement.
I played eve online far too long. it's more an economy simulalor then space game. Such big battles were pretty boring. it often took hours of waiting before the shooting starts and once it starts, the servers can't keep up with the load and the lag makes playing very annoying.
I loved hanging around in a space station in jita, doing some trades in the biggest market of the game. Trading was my main source of income. Before I left the game many years ago I bought all Thulium I could find for a very low price. Thulium is the rarest moon material but it was useless during this time. Later the developers of the game made an update, the production for some high tech products required thulium, the demand raised and the prices of Thulium mooned.
I think this game taught me alot about trading. I'm still hodling Thulium

Great story re the Thulium. I guess the battle turned out to be a bit of a bust. They had over 6000 players in system and the time dilation got so bad that the goon FC couldn't implement his/her plan effectively so the trophy capitals were never committed. In the end they only managed to burn up a few grand in equipment.
I myself am extremely thankful that in my life I have managed to avoid heroin, amphetamines, AND EVE Online.
Anyway, to keep us on topic, go moneybadgers!