I'm a 'since first event' player. I only do the events now. I never did the expanded main storyline, I only did whaleship/nation battles a couple of times. Never got second affection on or bloomed any girls. I still like the game, but the time to do everything isn't really available for me anymore, and the events are the only thing that I would truly miss out on if I didn't play at all, so for me the rest of the game is on hold.