Welcome back.
I, myself, have had a few hiatus times due to both health and job issues. I don't think the "community" changes much. Still have noobs, kids, and as Sir Darkwood pointed out, still have the lot who are just who they are.
It was a difficult adjustment for me going from the "old" version to the "new". Not having EW, MD, and LW was a real tough one for me. And, I have not played as much. But, I think you have a lot of people who return and love this game because it is NOT anything like the run of the mill "arcade" style games.
Even though, people.... ugh, PEOPLE!, sometimes are too much.... well, people make the game what it is. And, the freedom the game allows you versus others, hands down Aces High can't be beaten.
Welcome back!