Ok, a more thorough explanation is in order (and a more heartfelt one):
I think I dropped off the map about 1-2 years ago. I can't even remember what was happening in life back then that caused me to vanish and almost totally forget about this game, but I think it had something to do with getting a new position at my job back then (which absolutely took my 100% to survive and excel at). Life since then has been a flurry of "more important" things: 2 jobs, school, a car, friendships, 2 relationships and subsequent breakups, etc. I practically stopped playing games altogether over the past two years. Plus, my tablet broke sometime during all of that, so that was the final nail in the coffin for my vanishing.
However, I'll be honest: I've really missed the community here, and the great times I had with this game and the people who play and design it. I haven't felt as much of the community in any other game before or since. I'll be real -- you guys seriously helped me through one of the loneliest and most depressing periods of my life in highschool years ago, and this place was really an outlet I genuinely loved to invest in. There were definitely a few times in highschool years ago where I was at such a low that I was legitimately considering suicide but thought "What will happen to AoS if I disappear though
" Seriously, as lame as it might sound, you guys have absolutely no idea how much the great community here helped me cope and get through that chapter of life full of heartbreak, family issues, and all the other great things life throws at you. 
*sniff sniff*Today, I'm in a much, much better place. I'm still ridiculously busy at times, but I'm getting my bachelors of engineering at a fantastic school, I have a great group of supportive friends, a very hopeful financial situation, and life is starting to (sort of) pull together. This holiday month has been my first "real" break in almost 2 years, and I started thinking about this game and realizing how great it was, and how probably everyone was wondering what the heck happened to me lol.
So, guess what guys: I'M BACK!!! I figured out how to get the game through an android emulator, so I'm also back in-game.
Once the next school semester starts, I'm sure I'll be a bit less active at times, but I'll be around. I need to brush up on all the new stuff, but I was honestly so happy when I opened the game and saw that many of the great ideas from years ago have been added. I wonder if any of the other old-timers are still around, but from the looks of it I'm not the first to return out of nowhere lately!
It's good to be back, and I apologize for pulling a Houdini on everyone. Sometimes, life happens, and you just have to accept it and sail on. But thankfully, the winds of fate have brought me back once more to these familiar shores.
but u will probably need time to get used to the new age ofs so no pressure 
