I downloaded ToP (Tales of Pirates Online) before, just to pay a visit. I can tell you that there are MANY new players but I also saw some old friends that were in game. I quit this game for about 3 years ago.

This game was my first mmorpg ever and took up a very big part of my life. I've met a lot of new and very good friends from this game and some of them I've even seen IRL. I had a lot to learn; what are skills for? How do I use them? How can I make my weapon glow? What kind of build should I have? Seriously, playing this game was a lot of fun and I experienced the online gaming world and all of what that brings. Somehow, I made it to something that most of mmo gamers would like to; a place in the elite guild. Oh dayuum it was so much fun and hard work. Mazes, bosses, enemies, new friends, rewards. It was something huge and I remember how we respected eachother and we were like a family.
Unfortunately, the guild lost its capacity and "elite" mark when drama took place and some of the best leaders decided to quit. After a time, I was done with all the drama and shit going on and left the game, to come back after some months to play with them again. That happened twice and I felt that I didn't enjoy this game anymore. A lot of friends had quit, great guild members and elite players left. The game owner made it easy for everyone to get strong by selling things that you've worked your ass off to get in game, in an item mall. Of course there were people wasting a huge amount of money on gears.

Aegis was the name of the guild and is now disbanded. It'll always be the top elite guild in Mermaid server. At least for me and many other players. I miss it sometimes and it's too bad it turned out like this. I got many new and awesome friends. Not to mention all the memories together with them and my guild, and all the experience.

So, tell me about your first experience (if you've had any) with a mmorpg. How was it and did you learn something?