Despaired of the permanent small maps in AH2 last summer, and was disappointed (but not surprised) to see that gameplay hadn't really changed between AH1-->AH2. The P8/ENY whining finished me off. Tried a brief comeback with a shades account last Nov., played
all of 1½ hours out of my 2 weeks.
Have since found two new games which I find more interesting.
I think the boards for any game end up the same way - baiting, flames, moderation, profanity suppression, people being banned, moderators having nervous breakdown etc.