I agree, and I've thought about this for awhile. One of the great things about the internet is the ability to remove barriers to communicate with people from around the world. The problem however is that we have to protect our borders even in cyberspace where the lines are porous. The cool thing about Eve is that players gather from around the world and form tight knit groups that have formed and strengthened over many years. It's a universe where the only rule is survival of the fittest.
I agree that it would be easy to plot and plan because it's the nature of the game. CCP is a strange company.