Hello hello!
Valid point, a lot of these games I'm thinking of had pretty shallow dreams, they wanted to jam pack features but with no real good way of interconnecting them to create a fun and/or interesting environment, just more of proofs of concept and collections of prototypes. EVE was great while I played it, though not for too long, but it left me wanting so much more. DU seems to cater to many different play styles and depths of control over the world.
Right on! I'm from Concord (Vaughan). It's virtually "walking distance" ?