Time flies.
I remember when I first installed the game and when I played it for the first time.
Little did I know, back when I started this .exe file on my Windows XP machine, how much time I would spend here, how welcome was the community, and how much fun would I have here.
Back then, I was in high school doing my first year. Now, after a master degree, I am still there. I am not alone, I've met a lot of people that are showing up here from time to time, and I can only thank them. The list is sadly too long for naming everybody, but trust me, seeing so many people from so many different places made me realize that the world is way bigger and diverse than I would have thought of.
Sure, we had our hard times in here, but some people were able to manage to find solutions pretty well. All of this work was done during their free time, how amazing!
Also, neither is the world the same. I started right after the economic crisis, but during that time wars broke out, revolutions occurred, and these things are bound to continue. Here, we have our little world that did not change much.
Anyway, that .exe that I downloaded at 75kBps back in the day; it was exactly 10 years ago.
I remember the date when I switched my computer to a new setup and looked when I got the game installed. I had to know when I installed it so that I could remember for a long time, across setups.
All this post is here just to give a big thanks to everybody in this community. It has been a real pleasure to be with you, hanging on IRC, gaming together and all.
I've not seen another game that do have such a kind player base, and I know I will not see this ever again.
We do not have as much popularity as before for sure. But I hope that nothing will disappear such that the game becomes unplayable.