CCP announced that EVE Online is going free to play in November, but only if you use a limited character type. You still have to pay to win to get the good stuff!
Read more about the F2P character types and the other changes being implemented here:
https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/introducing-clone-states-and-the-future-of-access-to-eve-online/
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/08/31/eve-online-going-free-to-play/
Good news for factional warfare! Since they never use anything above cruisers generally :)