Not sure why you're comparing it to EVE, though, when it's very much a flight sim even in the 'MMO' styling. If anything the only comparison would be the (long) defunct Jumpgate MMO which was actually a damn fun game. And no, you did not get constantly ganked in the 'safe' areas in Jumpgate.
Also you have them backwards. The lowest level of funding is the single player campaign. So no matter what THAT is going to happen.