A debilitating bug game mechanic that allows players to run incursion sites with a handful of ships is discovered, making harvesting CONCORD LP the new FW.
CCP finally introduces treaties and such, then discover that they have only produced a system which promotes growth of more large blocs, alienating young players who feel they are unable to produce a force capable of countering these blocs. Meanwhile, bittervet syndrome continues to spread as the calls for fixing of old features grow ever louder.
Meanwhile, the IGS gets renamed the PMS (Propoganda and Mouth-running Summit) in an attempt to more accurately portray its content, and "Ideas and Features Dicussion" is renamed "READ THE LIST OF THINGS SUGGESTED ALREADY, DAMMIT!"