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I myself have been shy at first and I'm slowly showing my voice to the community on mumble and I've never felt rushed to do so. If the community continue evolving in this direction, I will surely stay for a long time and even transcend toward other games with them. To me, 75% of what makes online gaming successful after the first weeks is the community. Aureus Knights excel in that aspect.
My experience so far