I've been away for a while

Well, I haven't played since December, which was only a brief stint. Honestly, I haven't stayed dedicated to this game since 2009. Now I'm looking to get back into the game and I have a few questions. I realise this thread will likely be locked, but there is one place I can get a reliable answer and it is here.

The last time I played was around when Shadow Form was nerfed into a running skill. Most the people I played with quit around then, so I lost interest. What has happened since then? Any major updates ect. ?

I am up to date with WiK, but what is this Winds of Change? Any info on that would be great.

Basically all I did the last time I played was VQ for GWAMM. Have there been any changes that affect my hunt for GWAMM?

What's the big farm/SC now? Where is everyone making there money now?

If you can awnser any of this or some additional information, that would be great.

SF still the same. There are vaettir farm builds though. Can still raptor farm, check builds.

Dabbled with Winds, but not much there to stimulate me. Your mileage may vary.

You can now spam alcohol fast as you can click the button. Helps with Drunk title.

SC is still big. Price on ectos going down. Now 7k from merchant.

Check your birthday gifts. There are permanent elixirs. Most are common transformations but some are rare and worth lots.

Embark Beach is operational. Check it out! New Zaishen Vanquish quest there each day. Moderate fun. Other Zaishen quests too.

Welcome back, Guilds. Game is basically just like it was. Find some way to amuse yourself until GW 2 comes out.

7 heroes in party is now operational. Solo explorables, dungeons, elite areas. Don't know if that was out when you left or not. All the difference in the world.

I think the 2 biggest changes are the re-work of the Dervish and Winds od Change. Check the Wiki for all the updates you've missed.

WoC is post-factions story-line stuff about...(look it up on the wiki)

You can spam drunk points now. No need to wait. Starting WoC will change the spawns in several areas fo Cantha. (Post-WoC Minister Cho's Estate vanquish is now one of the toughest in the game.)

People are still doing UWSC, FoWSC, Voltiac Spear farming, and DoA.

You can do survivor much easier. Type /deaths and you can see how many XP you got since last death. If you die the counter just resets.

Drunkard is spammable no need to wait 3 minutes before clicking again.