[Goliath]

I never really understood why FH1 went down. Personally after Milamber took over, after PurplCow left, he always wanted a "fresh start". I was staff on all incarnations, and though we tried hard, FH1 was uncomparable. Just a great shard, full of history and a great balance of Pvp,RP and genral players, if a weak player base.

I was given an account on IN and ventured around once or twice, but the community of FHs always got the better of me. In my time there it had a very similar feel to FHs as many can likely atest too. Hopefully we can rebuild those characteristics to IN:X, but people have to realised that it will take time. Just like most great things. Guilds will form, strong crafters will surface, friendships will become common, though not as common as enemies (I'm looking at you XUO PvPers! )

People from XUO will hopefully respect the INers, and there more RPG playing style, and the INers will be used to the fast paced PvP perogative of the XUOers. All this whilst marketing the shard via shard lists, enlisting old friends who haven't played for many years should keep a strong population.

So far I have seen a lot of hard work put into the shard from the staff, which we should all respect.

I don't know at what point this turned into a rant/speech and well done if you read this far, as I'm not even proof reading it!