EMC has motivated me, inspired me, comforted me, surprised me. That's not 'just another Minecraft server'. EMC is a community, and a really special one. And I'm sure there are more great communities around like this one. I'm in other communities myself, and they're fun too. But ...
EMC was my very first minecraft server a little over a year ago so yes, I'm a bit of a noob but in that time I have made amazing friends and had such great times with those online. It's more than a game to me. Getting online with some irl friends as well as incredible online ...