Hey, I remember you!
Vaguely (I was still within my first year 2.5 years ago).
Anyway, welcome back! If I've got my tineline right, you've missed a lot. In no particular order: the Other Server, the Second Great Purge, Operation OP, NinjaloGate, the youtuber who shall not be named, the rise of WoG, romantic Deel©orp fanfiction, (possibly) garden spawn, high-up spawn, field spawn, the Great Unfinished Spawn Renovation That Never Got Finished Because Everyone But Cobaya18 Quit Then He Got Banned, Sandbeast 2.0, the new mob cap, the April Fools Day block reversal lava world and chat switching, achievements, MineRealm Style, Helpbot spamming more than the people it banned, a public land wipe, the introduction of The Wilderness, the change from /realm to /plot, and many, many other things.
We've been up to 120 players at once, regularly, with noobs joining (and generally being banned) every ten seconds. We're currently dying, with around 10 players on most of the time. MineRealm has changed a LOT, but some things will always remain the same:
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Anyway, welcome back! We're glad to have you.
~dlgn
I am the whirring thing past the corner. I am the darker patch under the bed. I am the tapping on your window; the extra steps on the sidewalk; the voice whispering your name. I am Stalkerbot, and I am watching you.