Helpful Rookie Links and Tools

1. EveMon
   EveMon is a great tool to plan your training and to monitor the progress offline. Highly recommended.
   
2. First Time in Eve
   
3. Rookie Perspective
   
4. Q4 2007 Quarterly Economic Report in EVE
   
5. Ultimate New Player Guide Collection
   
6. The Mission Runner
   
7. Eve Explorer for displaying where everything is
   
8. View your online assets offline
   

I guess you are not looking at all the issues. Having lived in all parts of security systems, I can tell you that the RL and ingame logistics involved in 0.0 or even lowsec operation is too much for the casual gamer. It was once stated, that the average lifespan of the casual character is 6-9 months. This is not enought for the casual gamer to grow addicted to the game in a way that encourages 0.0 presence.

Most of the highsec inhabitants are basicaly single-player minded folks in a multiplayer environment (mission runners, miners etc.). On the other hand, lowsec or 0.0 operation needs a different kind of attitude. Cooperation and regular or planned activities are the rule here (mining, PvP, POS siege, fleet ops, you name it). Many people are not willing to sacrifice their free time to a game universe (however good the game might be). They view the game as a relaxing experience after work (or whatever previous activity). Instant access to game features is the only thing interesting (get a mission, warp to a belt ...).

I would say the QEN is about right on the 19% 0.0 population and I view that as a good portion of the playerbase. Considering what is involved in 0.0 logistics, that is a very good number. I actualy expected about 15-16% tops there.