When I first started playing, I knew that it'd take time to become even half decent at the game considering that I heard that the game had changed somewhat in terms of speed, variety of characters, etc. For a time, I thought I was pretty OK, maybe mid-leveled at best (and that wasn't just because I wanted to be modest; I wanted to there to be more of a goal, and I didn't want to plateau that soon in terms of skill), so I started joining a few forums and playing with some other players who were like-minded. On one of these forums I was in, I think I did pretty well, and one of the players there invited me to join this site. After coming here, I found that there were many good players with playstyles I had never come across before, and that was all the more exciting. Not only did I get more experience from playing this group of friends I had made, I also gained a few friends I still talk to on a somewhat regular basis now. Even though I don't come on here a lot anymore, I'm glad I came here at all.