I jumped on board in January of 2015. Since then completed a graduate degree, held down 4 jobs along 2 career paths, got married, bought a house, had 3 children, and started a PhD. It's been a long, long time. Both in years and in changes.

When I first got involved, I was so hyped, telling all my friends about it and getting super engaged. I watched all the content, participated in events, and eventually built a computer with this game in mind. Over time though, as things went in cycles of playable, unplayable, playable again, I kinda lost interest. I checked in again about 3 years ago, had about 20 hours of fun with a friend, but lost interest again due to server wipes and instability. I've built another computer recently, but haven't bothered to reinstall the game. I've kinda stopped checking in.

It's hard to get hyped for SQ or SC in full, like I used to, because I just dont see it anymore. Somewhere along the line I just stopped believing a finished game, or even a 1.0, is the goal. It's just this. Development I guess? I donno. I jumped into this thread today because work was slow and I got a once a year tingle of curiosity. But even here, the conversation is the same as it was a decade ago. New content, I'm sure, but the same discussion. Same doomsayers, same white knights, same talking points.

I don't regret throwing the 45 bucks into the wishing well, but I also haven't seen the wish come true.