18 Months
then I had my first big fleet battle in 0.0, man was I pumped!

Oh.

3-minute lag spike followed by my pod sitting miserably in some starbase halfway across the galaxy. Repeat until fade.

Tried mining (too boring), missioning (too repetitive and, later, filled with ninjas), industry (like work, but you pay for it!) and piracy (good way to lose loads of money very quickly) so I got bored and quit about 6 months ago. Not gone back.
(Axeman Jim, Mon 22 Dec 2008, 20:05, Reply)