I joined Feralheart a good couple of years ago. (Some time before General Chat was taken away..)
Feralheart was never 'just a game' to me. When I first started playing, my life at home and at school was no good. So Feralheart opened my eyes to an escape from reality that I didn't think I could ever comprehend. Whenever my family or school life would shatter I'd lock myself in my room and play Feralheart on my fat, old fashioned computer screen. My first account was 'FireEye' - and I still have it. ^_^
Feralheart gave me the ability to be someone or something else, in a new environment where I could restart over and over again no matter the situation at hand, and I got a little drunk off of that fact (figuratively of course..). Feralheart opened my nerves to the feeling of being appreciated and admired, as a friend and some times a leader - and opened my eyes to the reality of friendship and community, which is what Feralheart is. Feralheart is a large array of people from all over the world who come together over a single server to talk, laugh and play. Feralheart is a family.... and I will 'never' forget all of the times Feralheart has been there for me, and I will never forget Feralheart for that exact reason.
Even now, as I am grown, and I've moved out of my horrible life with someone I love very very dearly, Feralheart remains a glowing part of my life.