hehehe No, this isn't a hack'n'slash

You need to think carefully, spend some time reading through what everything does, you'd be amazed what you can do with the right training

Half the fun of PvP in Eve is outhinking, not just outshooting your opponent, if anything Eve is fairer than most games in that repect, a lvl 1 character would never beat a level 8 character in most RPG's, but it's possible in Eve with enough forethought.
Also, 'interesting content' is where you find it

I can get enough materials to build most things without having to put myself at undue risk, and whilst I'm manufacturing and mining, now that my Industry skills are nice and high, I can start training on my combat skills a bit more.
If you want to see the latest ships or the biggest battles then, sure, go into 0.4- , but if you do, you have to take the risk that your ship is a target too, and like any game, if theres a target, there someone who will take a shot at it.
As Thorn says, you can take precautions, and to be honest, you don't
need to go into 0.4 for much at all for the first few months of playing. Curiosity has killed many cats
