Hi guys. So I first started playing....May 2011, which was barely after SK got out of beta. Things were good back then, energy was 2k, no multi uv's/ah/punch and vise, and you could always find a party going down in the arcade. I left the game mid June, more because of other things ate up my time than SK getting boring for me. So on a whim I decided to pick it back up a few weeks ago, and I was shocked at how much things have changed. There's so much new content and I've just gotten lost. And the energy prices...my god. So, I need from help from the good community, particularly:

IS there a community left? o.o There's barely anyone in the arcade, I rarely find people going down the clockworks, and it seems like the only missions I find a steady stream of people are boss run missions. How's the playerbase compared to, say, when I was around?

How's the economy? The 7.5k cr/100 ce ratio is ridiculous, and it just seems overall like cr is worth less. Is it still feasible to be truly f2p? It seems to me like the company has introduced a lot of ce-related content, does it feel like too much?

Are there any good guilds out there? It seems like no 2 people I've met are in the same guild, are there any well-populated/active/social guilds out there, and do they have room for one more newbie (I know this belongs more in the guild recruitment section)? If they need...prerequisites?...I've got all 4* gear except for my shield.

Overall, I like SK still and I do want to play it more. If anyone's still out there, feel free to add a future-shocked knight (ign Winddy), to their friends lists, or send an invite to a guild. Thanks!