I just came back. Started playing before pwars and clan chat. Used Palringo for cc and coordinating war.. back when kaw was fun.
Been playing 4+ yrs. Active just about everyday, the amount of hours varies though. I rarely put money into the game. Occasionally to by an xtal or two. I used to buy nobs for seals when HTE started, but not anymore. I do have friends that put $50-$100 a month in. Most of them don't have a mortgage, 2 car payments and twins in college though
I’m couple weeks off 8 years, so you want to talk about times being different, I remember when a few hundred K CS was beast.
Farming since 09' The Hollow Elite --> IG --> and then started my own clan Pure Evil. Together with the Pure Evil team hosted FarmFest and created own unique network of bullies before drastic changes in game dynamics slowed things down and I retired for personal reasons. Back in the game and have been playing for a few months now and considering starting another similar revolution.