I've never actually gone away from the game. I've been actively playing since November 2007.
This is just a return to this division for my team. In season 4 this was the league my team was put straight into.
There are definitely periods over the years where I didn't put a whole lot of time into playing, but always checked in and tried to improve. 17 years is crazy for sure. I think of how life has changed so much in that time, but this game has remained constant.