..the playerbase was exponentially bigger. The reason was the game was a bit simpler and the imms were a bit more hands off. I'm not saying the state of the game is awful or terrible, it's still an amazing game, but it's not pro-new or returning player at this point. If it were, then in-game knowledge would be quite a bit less important. As it is now, edges and preps play a huge part of the game and it had been much more difficult to bring people into the game without being slapped on the wrist. Now I think this is slowly shifting, but I'd love to see a dramatic shift to where I can see myself coming back to the game and not being at a huge disadvantage due to my time off.

-thinnie