After playing for a few weeks, I'd like to say that I'm once again active on Empire War, which I celebrated by donating to the server, getting a quite fitting title as a reward.
I used to be a bit hesitant of actively playing on Empire War again because I felt a bit alienated. A lot of the old people I knew had left, and I didn't know most of the people that remained, so I often thought I was destined to have left with all the people that I knew, that I should've closed the book, letting Empire War live only as a distant memory in the back of my head. I felt as if I was an old relic, clinging to the past, discontent with how its surroundings had changed.
However, in these past few weeks I started to think differently. I've been playing on Empire War for almost half of my life, and in this time I made friends, lost friends, and made friends once again. The only person I remember from back when I joined is sjoerdtim himself, yet here I am, playing with new, familiair faces, people who I would call friends without hesitation. I shouldn't dislike the present because the past is imprinted on my mind, I should instead be happy that things went how they went, and enjoy how things will go.
I'm grateful that I'm a part of this wonderful community, and I'd like to thank all of you for being part of it too. Let's hope it'll last for some time, and let's enjoy how things go now we still can.