EVE is by far the greatest MMO to play when not actively playing it. I am on somewhat of a break from EVE currently, trying to focus on Fire Emblem for the Wii to finish it and its sequel. Besides that things have just generally been busy and gaming time is down, which in most MMOs would mean you get screwed, as you fall behind in levels or raid gear or Arena standing or whatever it is you do when you play an MMO. Not so in EVE. If anything, not logging on to EVE other than to change skills can sometimes be a boon. It lets you train up those skills you know you should training (like Learning) but hate to train when actually playing, focusing instead on whatever skill you need to use the next fitting or ship you have your eye on.

Brilliant design really, for both player and company. CCP still gets my monthly fee, and when I come back to EVE, I’ll have a more powerful and capable pilot. Plus in about an hour or so a week I can still manage all my market buy/sell orders, so not only do the skill points keep rolling in, so does the ISK, granted at a much slower pace than if I was actively playing, but still.