Dec 8th 2018, 14:02:24
Not a lot of truly new people come to this game anymore, so if you are welcome! Just to fill you in on this game: it has been around in one form or another since 1998ish. A lot of people here have been around since the start or at least the early 2000's. A lot of people who post on AT, or really any of the message boards, are toxic and trolls. Such is as the internet in general.
I would suggest you start on the Primary server to get your feet wet, read up on the wiki about how the game works. If you want to take the game to the "next level" you should play on the Alliance server but you must join an alliance or your game experience will be poor.
You can join any alliance you'd like however I'd recommend LaF as my #1 choice to join. LaF is full of good people who still enjoy the small details, sort of a lost art these days, and are willing to help out if you ask. It is in my estimation the most active alliance around (top 2 for sure).
All in all its a good chill game to just spend 10 min a day playing although some people invest way more time than that. You get what you put in, its all your choice.
Anyway, welcome again and hopefully you stick around! Bring your friends with you (but dont play from the same IP or you'll get deleted for being a multi unless you clear it first) :D