There is no skill cap in eve, my oldest character has been accumulating XP (skill points in eve) since 2008. That being said eve skills actually progress in a lateral/horizontal mode. Someone who started last year may only have 2 battlecruisers to choose from vs the 12 that i have to choose from, but those two would…

This is only true in volume.

been free to play for a good while.

Come play EvE. We are better than ever. : ]