The domain is for sale and the subreddit is populated with posts mourning its death. Also the last official announcement was eight years ago. Rest in peace.
Fun game with a good community. Very easy to attain thousands of actions in very little time and everything runs server side so you'll progress when offline. Probably the easiest PBBG to maintain on mobile as a result.
The biggest appeal to me is the amount of depth in the game, there are many investments that all work together to help you grow rather quickly once you get going and decisions on what to do when really matter.
Biggest con is the user interface and figuring out what to do right away, but with a bit of exploration, the new player guide, and community help (fantastic community) you are off and running very soon.
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