I played it from the start, and to be frank, as I age I have little to no desire to play PvP games against:
>no-life sweats
>hackers
I don't want to spend my life constantly honing my skills, and even if I did, there's always someone better than me or more importantly, hackers that'll just fuck my shit up. This isn't fun, it's a job. And at the end of the day, there's no payout. PvE is where it's at.