Originally posted by Foxglovez:

Oof dah. So what keeps other long term players in the game, or returning on a regular basis? And share your time in game if you feel like it. Cheers!

Mostly friends.
And a great game ofc.

I'm at 3300 hours.
I played a few solo worlds before I decided to try multiplayer. Then I met some nice people and continued playing with them for a long time.
We kept switching between modded and vanilla, playing as a small group of 3-5 vikings or joining other communities together. We played together through more than 10 worlds. And still playing.

BTW, congrats on 3000 hours!