Well, it is almost 1 year that I'm here (I started to play the 31st december 2020) and still active (somehow :\, job is taking all my time unfortunately!). As a 2012-2013 player I must admit that it is glad to see this community again alive and ready to play. The game is fun because the graphics, in spite of all these years, has improved, not only thanks to the programmers, but also to the many "non official" players that everyday do an amazing job and are always available to listen to every request or problem presented by everyone, from newbies to pro players. This means that there is still a good amount of people who wants to keep the game alive, for memories, for skills, for friends, for whatever.
I feel I have improved in many schemes thanks to the people who helped me getting better and bringing out the best of myself (even though this means 'been just a bit less noob than before
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I agree with many of you, that without people this game would just be a player vs the pc and being the same over and over again. The nice thing is to have a different challenge everyday, anything can happen, you can improve the strategy and the skills. Even observing your opponent's moves can help you getting better. It is always having new things to discover even after so many years. And when you come back it is nice to find again the good people you had a friendship with and remembering you with affection (in my case this is totally different, I came back and found out that the toxic people of the past have gone away, thanks God!
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I wish all the players good luck and have fun! (hm, this sounds very Hostingbuddy!
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