Well, since the server is going down, and I've been one foot out the door anyway, I might as well talk about my time on EW. I joined like three years ago, because the old server I played on had been deleted (by my brother), and I wasn't in the mood to find it again.
In the beginning, well, it was the time of donors. They all knew each other, had benefits, and as a side note, were always talking about some faction or something or other. In that time, I mostly played LMS, because LMS had just recently been rebooted. During that time, surprisingly was how I made most of my early friends - Dimitri, Necro, beepbobit, pwner.
I've made many friends - Riko, Bucky, Rob, Slime, cool, Arak, Riku.
I doubt I really have to say much more than that. We've all watched how EW has progressed, and to repeat it won't do much. I joined, I got better with a bow, I left, came back and couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, etc, etc.
Sometimes, I miss the time of little EW and the Watch, a reference only some will get. I've had a lot of fun. I think I even befriended Akam at one point. Oh well, I've officially left.
Good luck to you all.