Aside from my very low forum rank, it's sad to see that FH as a whole (both game included) has become seriously inactive. I've been around since this game was initially released (played it on my sisters account for a year) and was active nearly every day for 5-6 years. I had to take huge breaks due to joining the Army and would get on when I could. It was saddening to see this game slowly dwindle in numbers. Packs became inactive very quickly, friends would stop coming online and the general activity in popular maps would be absent.
I have tried motivating myself for the past 3 years to be more active but when i'm sat on an offline friend list that takes nearly an hour to scroll through cause i'm checking names... It becomes depressing to be online knowing they have quit entirely.
I still keep in contact with a few friends through discord, snapchat and instagram but they all work now.
I've even had one friend from a pack back in 2013 visit me in 2018 all the way from Canada. (I'm in England) We spoke about FH and how the pack became super inactive over time considering we had nearly 300 members.
I'll close this off with saying that hopefully in time, FH becomes more active. Whether it's this one or FHu/FHFN. I see no reason to pick a specific FH other than what map I want to be in and who is online at the time.
Most of us are old enough to not get involved with drama as it's high school behaviour.
Even though numbers are low at the moment, things were much slower and numbers were even more low back a couple months. Things have been picking up slowly, all we need is time truly. Packs, prides, and groups in general have been popping up here and there and it's very pleasing to see. For a long time packs had a habit of starting up, going well, then dying off. It was a constant trend that I personally hated lol thus I started my own when things were rather slow. I know I missed the boat by not starting the group back when things were more active but regardless I'm glad I've started mine now.
Unfortunately that's how the cycle goes with online games. I also have, more so had, countless names in my friends list that wouldn't ever pop up again. Over time I've cleared out those I don't remember at all but keep those who are dear to me, regardless of if they still get on or not. The fact of the matter is people grow up and their interests change, as well as how much stuff is on their schedule. Some people will stick around despite that, while others decide to move on to other things. Either by choice or because they simply cannot manage getting online an animal RPing game. I'm glad you've kept in contact with those friends of yours, I've thankfully been able to do the same with some of mine~
I'm very confident that FH will become active again. We all just need to keep going and keep trying. My hopes are up with an upcoming update (no release date as of right now, though) as there are things within it that I know many, many players will enjoy. Including oldies like myself huehue.