At times like this, I almost wish I started in Tarlach. The thought of a Touhou community immortalized in a server makes me squeal. I started in 2007, around the time when G6 was just about to transition into G7. The very first event I ever participated in was the Imp's Dream Event, followed by the 4th of July one.
It was my Sophomore year in High School and, at the time, I was a fairly accomplished YuGiOh player. I had a falling out with a certain archetype at the time (I still despise Blackwings, even now) and wanted to try something new. A friend of mine told me about Mabi and how unique its system was, lamenting that his computer couldn't run the game properly and how wished to go back to it.
Somewhere down the line, I fell in love with its music and atmosphere, meeting friends that has both changed me as a person and as a gamer.
I did attempt to break off with this game during the 2011 gold duping fiasco. The rollbacks were the last straw, personally.
Then someone told me about the Merlin update and here I am, still frustrated with this steaming pile of lazy programming.
Admit it, Mabi's always been a love/hate relationship.