EVE is probably the most ambitious MMORPG ever conceived, both in scope and complexity. The universe is comprised of more than 5,000 solar systems, each with their own collection of planets, moons, asteroid belts, stargates, and space stations. Having just come from a 50 hour tour of duty in Freelancer I thought I had an idea of what a large universe was, but I was totally unprepared for a universe of this scale. To put this scale into words, early in the game I made a trip that consisted of 37 jumps (37 systems). After setting the destination waypoint and clicking the autopilot it took just short of an hour (of real time) to reach my target.