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* LetsPlay/PewDiePie's original talkthrough of "Amnesia The Dark Descent" lacks most of his trademark quirks. Most notably, in the first video he says that he hasn't played a lot of horror games. He also actually collects the tinderboxes, is a lot more scared, has a thicker accent, and isn't constantly [[NoIndoorVoice yelling]]. At one point he throws [[CompanionCube Stephano]] and runs. Perhaps his most jarring difference is that he doesn't have his rivalry with the "[[AlwaysChaoticEvil BARRELS!]]" The Alien Abduction custom story is when he becomes the persona that is either loved or hated by so many for what tend to be the exact same reasons.

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* LetsPlay/PewDiePie's WebVideo/PewDiePie's original talkthrough of "Amnesia The Dark Descent" lacks most of his trademark quirks. Most notably, in the first video he says that he hasn't played a lot of horror games. He also actually collects the tinderboxes, is a lot more scared, has a thicker accent, and isn't constantly [[NoIndoorVoice yelling]]. At one point he throws [[CompanionCube Stephano]] and runs. Perhaps his most jarring difference is that he doesn't have his rivalry with the "[[AlwaysChaoticEvil BARRELS!]]" The Alien Abduction custom story is when he becomes the persona that is either loved or hated by so many for what tend to be the exact same reasons.
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** LetsPlay/ProtonJon was an outright {{Griefer}} in earlier series, with him and Chugga spending most of ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'' trying to kill each-other. Their dynamic later is VitriolicBestBuds at ''worst''.
** ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' was the Guys' first single player project, but it was handled very differently. The three Guys swap in and out with each level, Chugga [[TheSmartGuy has encyclopedic knowledge of the game and guides the others towards collectibles]], Jon [[TheLoonie spends most of his levels goofing off, doing silly voices and messing with glitches]] while [[LetsPlay/NintendoCapriSun Tim]] plays StraightMan to both. Later single player series would be predominantly played by one person, and were usually of a game Jon was experienced with that [[NaiveNewcomer Chugga had never played before]], essentially reversing their roles from ''Sonic''.
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* Season 1 of the LetsPlay/HermitcraftServer looks very different to the videos of today. Only 5 of the original 24 Hermits are playing in the current season, and only 2 of them have played continuously since the beginning, the other two taking multi-season breaks and rejoining relatively recently. generikb was the server admin in Season 1, while [=XisumaVoid=] has been the admin from Season 2 onward. It was also far from today's exclusivity, with plenty of members (including Dinnerbone) only joining to make a few videos or streams before leaving once more.

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* Season 1 of the LetsPlay/HermitcraftServer ''WebVideo/{{Hermitcraft}}'' looks very different to the videos of today. Only 5 of the original 24 Hermits are playing in the current season, and only 2 of them have played continuously since the beginning, the other two taking multi-season breaks and rejoining relatively recently. generikb was the server admin in Season 1, while [=XisumaVoid=] has been the admin from Season 2 onward. It was also far from today's exclusivity, with plenty of members (including Dinnerbone) only joining to make a few videos or streams before leaving once more.
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From the HC Wiki, original members include X, Joe, Hypno, Keralis, and B Dubs, all of whom are in Season IX.


* Season 1 of the LetsPlay/HermitcraftServer looks very different to the videos of today. Only 4 of the original 24 Hermits are playing in the current season, and only 2 of them have played continuously since the beginning, the other two taking multi-season breaks and rejoining relatively recently. generikb was the server admin in Season 1, while [=XisumaVoid=] has been the admin from Season 2 onward. It was also far from today's exclusivity, with plenty of members (including Dinnerbone) only joining to make a few videos or streams before leaving once more.

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* Season 1 of the LetsPlay/HermitcraftServer looks very different to the videos of today. Only 4 5 of the original 24 Hermits are playing in the current season, and only 2 of them have played continuously since the beginning, the other two taking multi-season breaks and rejoining relatively recently. generikb was the server admin in Season 1, while [=XisumaVoid=] has been the admin from Season 2 onward. It was also far from today's exclusivity, with plenty of members (including Dinnerbone) only joining to make a few videos or streams before leaving once more.

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** For better or worse, LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}} is really loud. But even he started out this way, relatively speaking. Compare his original Amnesia LP to his recent Mario Maker videos.

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** For better or worse, LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}} WebVideo/{{Markiplier}} is really loud. But even he started out this way, relatively speaking. Compare his original Amnesia ''Amnesia'' LP to his recent Mario Maker ''Mario Maker'' videos.



* The first year of ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' consisted solely of Arin playing games with Jon. Barry and Suzy were often mentioned but [[TheGhost never seen]]. The spin off series like ''WebVideo/SteamTrain'', ''WebVideo/TableFlip'', and ''Grumpcade'' didn't exist. Danny, Ross, Kevin, and reoccurring guests like LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}} and WebVideo/ProJared weren't in the original series either. It was after Jon left the show in 2013 when new members and shows were being introduced.

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* The first year of ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' consisted solely of Arin playing games with Jon. Barry and Suzy were often mentioned but [[TheGhost never seen]]. The spin off series like ''WebVideo/SteamTrain'', ''WebVideo/TableFlip'', and ''Grumpcade'' didn't exist. Danny, Ross, Kevin, and reoccurring guests like LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}} WebVideo/{{Markiplier}} and WebVideo/ProJared weren't in the original series either. It was after Jon left the show in 2013 when new members and shows were being introduced.



* LetsPlay/SuperGamingBros originally was just between Johnny and his brother Elliot. Due to Elliot being a teenger when the channel first started, he would make a lot of non-sequiturs and weird/inappropriate jokes that made sense only to him while Johnny kept making fun of him for it. Elliot also had a very common habit of screaming and screeching whenever he panicked when playing a game (to which Johnny said it sounded like bird calls) and his bad playing skills (such as his infamous game over ''in the first level'' of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'') had him NeverLiveItDown years later. When Matt became a part of the channel, he was known for making a lot of offensive jokes and sometimes argued against Johnny's points on certain subjects for the sake of contariaism. As the years went by, Elliot toned down his screeches and showed he can actually be quite skilled in certain games, especially when he actually puts focus on his playing. Matt also heavily cut back on his inappropriate jokes after realizing how offensive they were and make good points on subjects the trio would discuss during their lets plays. The difference between Matt and Elliot's past and present selves is a very stark contrast.

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* LetsPlay/SuperGamingBros originally was just between Johnny and his brother Elliot. Due to Elliot being a teenger when the channel first started, he would make a lot of non-sequiturs and weird/inappropriate jokes that made sense only to him while Johnny kept making fun of him for it. Elliot also had a very common habit of screaming and screeching whenever he panicked when playing a game (to which Johnny said it sounded like bird calls) and his bad playing skills (such as his infamous game over ''in the first level'' of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'') had him NeverLiveItDown years later. When Matt became a part of the channel, he was known for making a lot of offensive jokes and sometimes argued against Johnny's points on certain subjects for the sake of contariaism. As the years went by, Elliot toned down his screeches and showed he can actually be quite skilled in certain games, especially when he actually puts focus on his playing. Matt also heavily cut back on his inappropriate jokes after realizing how offensive they were and make good points on subjects the trio would discuss during their lets plays. The difference between Matt and Elliot's past and present selves is a very stark contrast.contrast.
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* LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}}, like many [=LPers=], was rather quiet in his earlier videos in comparison to his NoIndoorVoice LargeHam style he adopted in later ones. He's also far less informative in his earlier work, to the point where he didn't even one hundred percent a few of his earliest [=LPs=], as opposed to how he always goes for one hundred percent in his later [=LPs=], as well as showing off everything that possibly ''could'' be shown off in them. His ''Paper Mario'' playthrough assumed that viewers were familiar with the rest of the ''Paper Mario'' series, starkly contrasting the Chugga that keeps future installments' events secret and takes care to avoid spoiling '''anything'''. Also, his trademark puns he's (in)famous for are also almost completely absent in his earliest works, where he chose to reference YouTubePoop [[MemeticMutation memes]] more often than anything else. Furthermore, he was slightly more open to heavier swearing, which could surprise anyone used to his current GoshDarnItToHeck tendencies upon hearing him drop an f-bomb in his ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' & ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' Let's Plays and his ''VideoGame/MegaMan9'' one-off.

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* LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}}, like many [=LPers=], was rather quiet in his earlier videos in comparison to his NoIndoorVoice LargeHam style he adopted in later ones. He's also far less informative in his earlier work, to the point where he didn't even one hundred percent a few of his earliest [=LPs=], as opposed to how he always goes for one hundred percent in his later [=LPs=], as well as showing off everything that possibly ''could'' be shown off in them. His ''Paper Mario'' playthrough assumed that viewers were familiar with the rest of the ''Paper Mario'' series, starkly contrasting the Chugga that keeps future installments' events secret and takes care to avoid spoiling '''anything'''. Also, his trademark puns he's (in)famous for are also almost completely absent in his earliest works, where he chose to reference YouTubePoop [[MemeticMutation memes]] more often than anything else. Furthermore, he was slightly more open to heavier swearing, which could surprise anyone used to his current GoshDarnItToHeck tendencies upon hearing him drop an f-bomb in his ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'' & ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' Let's Plays and his ''VideoGame/MegaMan9'' one-off.



* LetsPlay/SuperGamingBros originally was just between Johnny and his brother Elliot. Due to Elliot being a teenger when the channel first started, he would make a lot of non-sequiturs and weird/inappropriate jokes that made sense only to him while Johnny kept making fun of him for it. Elliot also had a very common habit of screaming and screeching whenever he panicked when playing a game (to which Johnny said it sounded like bird calls) and his bad playing skills (such as his infamous game over ''in the first level'' of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'') had him NeverLiveItDown years later. When Matt became a part of the channel, he was known for making a lot of offensive jokes and sometimes argued against Johnny's points on certain subjects for the sake of contariaism. As the years went by, Elliot toned down his screeches and showed he can actually be quite skilled in certain games, especially when he actually puts focus on his playing. Matt also heavily cut back on his inappropriate jokes after realizing how offensive they were and make good points on subjects the trio would discuss during their lets plays. The difference between Matt and Elliot's past and present selves is a very stark contrast.

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* LetsPlay/SuperGamingBros originally was just between Johnny and his brother Elliot. Due to Elliot being a teenger when the channel first started, he would make a lot of non-sequiturs and weird/inappropriate jokes that made sense only to him while Johnny kept making fun of him for it. Elliot also had a very common habit of screaming and screeching whenever he panicked when playing a game (to which Johnny said it sounded like bird calls) and his bad playing skills (such as his infamous game over ''in the first level'' of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'') ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'') had him NeverLiveItDown years later. When Matt became a part of the channel, he was known for making a lot of offensive jokes and sometimes argued against Johnny's points on certain subjects for the sake of contariaism. As the years went by, Elliot toned down his screeches and showed he can actually be quite skilled in certain games, especially when he actually puts focus on his playing. Matt also heavily cut back on his inappropriate jokes after realizing how offensive they were and make good points on subjects the trio would discuss during their lets plays. The difference between Matt and Elliot's past and present selves is a very stark contrast.
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* LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}}, like many [=LPers=], was rather quiet in his earlier videos in comparison to his NoIndoorVoice LargeHam style he adopted in later ones. He's also far less informative in his earlier work, to the point where he didn't even one hundred percent a few of his earliest [=LPs=], as opposed to how he always goes for one hundred percent in his later [=LPs=], as well as showing off everything that possibly ''could'' be shown off in them. His ''Paper Mario'' playthrough assumed that viewers were familiar with the rest of the ''Paper Mario'' series, starkly contrasting the Chugga that keeps future installments' events secret and takes care to avoid spoiling '''anything'''. Also, his trademark puns he's (in)famous for are also almost completely absent in his earliest works, where he chose to reference WebAnimation/YouTubePoop [[MemeticMutation memes]] more often than anything else. Furthermore, he was slightly more open to heavier swearing, which could surprise anyone used to his current GoshDarnItToHeck tendencies upon hearing him drop an f-bomb in his ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' & ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' Let's Plays and his ''VideoGame/MegaMan9'' one-off.

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* LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}}, like many [=LPers=], was rather quiet in his earlier videos in comparison to his NoIndoorVoice LargeHam style he adopted in later ones. He's also far less informative in his earlier work, to the point where he didn't even one hundred percent a few of his earliest [=LPs=], as opposed to how he always goes for one hundred percent in his later [=LPs=], as well as showing off everything that possibly ''could'' be shown off in them. His ''Paper Mario'' playthrough assumed that viewers were familiar with the rest of the ''Paper Mario'' series, starkly contrasting the Chugga that keeps future installments' events secret and takes care to avoid spoiling '''anything'''. Also, his trademark puns he's (in)famous for are also almost completely absent in his earliest works, where he chose to reference WebAnimation/YouTubePoop YouTubePoop [[MemeticMutation memes]] more often than anything else. Furthermore, he was slightly more open to heavier swearing, which could surprise anyone used to his current GoshDarnItToHeck tendencies upon hearing him drop an f-bomb in his ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' & ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' Let's Plays and his ''VideoGame/MegaMan9'' one-off.
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* Let's Plays didn't even start out in video format! When they started out on Website/SomethingAwful, there was very little separating them from the {{After Action Report}} format they were building off of, being text-only forum posts. Then people began embedding screenshots. Then someone got the idea to record their gameplay and commentary. Even then, with Website/YouTube not even existing yet, the videos had to either be embedded in the forum or one of the early video upload sites - notice how LetsPlay/{{Raocow}} below originally posted on Dailymotion. It took a few years for Let's Plays to become the Website/YouTube-centric genre most people are familiar with.
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* LetsPlay/{{Patterrz}}'s earlier ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' playthroughs are weird to watch now, since he is overall much slower and calmer. It wasn't until his Emerald Eliminationlocke that he began to be much more upbeat during the entire run and talked louder.

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* LetsPlay/{{Patterrz}}'s Patterrz's earlier ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' playthroughs are weird to watch now, since he is overall much slower and calmer. It wasn't until his Emerald Eliminationlocke that he began to be much more upbeat during the entire run and talked louder.
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* Watching pretty much any LP from before 2012 can feel very odd if you're used to the more modern format. Most older LPs were fairly straightforward commentated recordings of gameplay, with minimal editing outside of cutting out failed attempts, and the commentary itself was almost always improvised on the fly. YouTube had strict rules about monetizing gameplay videos back then, so LPs were strictly a hobby. As the times changed, YouTube relaxed its guidelines and allowed gameplay videos to be monetized, along with restructuring the site to have a more businesslike feel, so the medium itself changed to fit the times. Facecams went from being extreme rarities to being the standard, editing became much more robust and flashy, and most of the commentary is clearly scripted. YMMV on whether this change was for the better.

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* Watching pretty much any LP from before 2012 can feel very odd if you're used to the more modern format. Most older LPs [=LPs=] were fairly straightforward commentated recordings of gameplay, with minimal editing outside of cutting out failed attempts, and the commentary itself was almost always improvised on the fly. YouTube Website/YouTube had strict rules about monetizing gameplay videos back then, so LPs [=LPs=] were strictly a hobby. As the times changed, YouTube Website/YouTube relaxed its guidelines and allowed gameplay videos to be monetized, along with restructuring the site to have a more businesslike feel, so the medium itself changed to fit the times. Facecams went from being extreme rarities to being the standard, editing became much more robust and flashy, and most of the commentary is clearly scripted. YMMV on whether this change was for the better.
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* Watching pretty much any LP from before 2012 can feel very odd if you're used to the more modern format. Most older LPs were fairly straightforward commentated recordings of gameplay, with minimal editing outside of cutting out failed attempts, and the commentary itself was almost always improvised on the fly. YouTube had strict rules about monetizing gameplay videos back then, so LPs were strictly a hobby. As the times changed, YouTube relaxed its guidelines and allowed gameplay videos to be monetized, along with restructuring the site to have a more businesslike feel, so the medium itself changed to fit the times. Facecams went from being extreme rarities to being the standard, editing became much more robust and flashy, and most of the commentary is clearly scripted. YMMV on whether this change was for the better.

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* Season 1 of LetsPlay/HermitcraftServer looks very different to the videos of today. Only 4 of the original 24 Hermits are playing in the current season, and only 2 of them have played continuously since the beginning, the other two taking multi-season breaks and rejoining relatively recently. generikb was the server admin in Season 1, while [=XisumaVoid=] has been the admin from Season 2 onward. Many of the most popular current Hermits are relatively new additions, only playing for the past couple of seasons.

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* Season 1 of the LetsPlay/HermitcraftServer looks very different to the videos of today. Only 4 of the original 24 Hermits are playing in the current season, and only 2 of them have played continuously since the beginning, the other two taking multi-season breaks and rejoining relatively recently. generikb was the server admin in Season 1, while [=XisumaVoid=] has been the admin from Season 2 onward. Many It was also far from today's exclusivity, with plenty of members (including Dinnerbone) only joining to make a few videos or streams before leaving once more.
** In addition, the early seasons featured a lot less
of the most popular current Hermits are relatively new additions, advanced technical creations and "mega-bases" the server would become known for, and the video production was of a lower quality. The server was less family friendly, with both swearing and adult humour gradually disappearing from Season 2 onwards. Many creators only playing for made streams from the past couple server instead of seasons.videos. There was a lot less community on the server in the early seasons in general, with collaborations being fairly uncommon and server-wide events rare.
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* Season 1 of LetsPlay/HermitcraftServer looks very different to the videos of today. Only 4 of the original 24 Hermits are playing in the current season, and only 2 of them have played continuously since the beginning, the other two taking multi-season breaks and rejoining relatively recently. generikb was the server admin in Season 1, while [=XisumaVoid=] has been the admin from Season 2 onward. Many of the most popular current Hermits are relatively new additions, only playing for the past couple of seasons.

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* Season 1 of LetsPlay/HermitcraftServer looks very different to the videos of today. Only 4 of the original 24 Hermits are playing in the current season, and only 2 of them have played continuously since the beginning, the other two taking multi-season breaks and rejoining relatively recently. generikb was the server admin in Season 1, while [=XisumaVoid=] has been the admin from Season 2 onward. Many of the most popular current Hermits are relatively new additions, only playing for the past couple of seasons.seasons.
* LetsPlay/SuperGamingBros originally was just between Johnny and his brother Elliot. Due to Elliot being a teenger when the channel first started, he would make a lot of non-sequiturs and weird/inappropriate jokes that made sense only to him while Johnny kept making fun of him for it. Elliot also had a very common habit of screaming and screeching whenever he panicked when playing a game (to which Johnny said it sounded like bird calls) and his bad playing skills (such as his infamous game over ''in the first level'' of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'') had him NeverLiveItDown years later. When Matt became a part of the channel, he was known for making a lot of offensive jokes and sometimes argued against Johnny's points on certain subjects for the sake of contariaism. As the years went by, Elliot toned down his screeches and showed he can actually be quite skilled in certain games, especially when he actually puts focus on his playing. Matt also heavily cut back on his inappropriate jokes after realizing how offensive they were and make good points on subjects the trio would discuss during their lets plays. The difference between Matt and Elliot's past and present selves is a very stark contrast.
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* Season 1 of LetsPlay/HermitcraftServer looks very different to the videos of today. Only 4 of the original 24 Hermits are playing in the current season, and only 2 of them have played continuously since the beginning, the other two taking multi-season breaks and rejoining relatively recently. generikb was the server admin in Season 1, while XisumaVoid has been the admin from Season 2 onward. Many of the most popular current Hermits are relatively new additions, only playing for the past couple of seasons.

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* Season 1 of LetsPlay/HermitcraftServer looks very different to the videos of today. Only 4 of the original 24 Hermits are playing in the current season, and only 2 of them have played continuously since the beginning, the other two taking multi-season breaks and rejoining relatively recently. generikb was the server admin in Season 1, while XisumaVoid [=XisumaVoid=] has been the admin from Season 2 onward. Many of the most popular current Hermits are relatively new additions, only playing for the past couple of seasons.
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* Creator/{{Zero9teen}}, one of the earliest Let's Players on [=YouTube=], initially started out making videos of him messing around in the ''VideoGame/DeadRising'' demo. His first true Let's Play on ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' utilized UsefulNotes/{{emulation}}, while most other videos involved the age-old method of filming the television screen with the camera. Eventually, he started recording gameplay footage for his Let's Plays using a capture card, and after several long hiatuses, nowadays streams live on his Twitch account.

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* Creator/{{Zero9teen}}, one of the earliest Let's Players on [=YouTube=], initially started out making videos of him messing around in the ''VideoGame/DeadRising'' demo. His first true Let's Play on ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' utilized UsefulNotes/{{emulation}}, while most other videos involved the age-old method of filming the television screen with the camera. Eventually, he started recording gameplay footage for his Let's Plays using a capture card, and after several long hiatuses, nowadays streams live on his Twitch account.account.
* Season 1 of LetsPlay/HermitcraftServer looks very different to the videos of today. Only 4 of the original 24 Hermits are playing in the current season, and only 2 of them have played continuously since the beginning, the other two taking multi-season breaks and rejoining relatively recently. generikb was the server admin in Season 1, while XisumaVoid has been the admin from Season 2 onward. Many of the most popular current Hermits are relatively new additions, only playing for the past couple of seasons.

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