When I joined, I think it was v10, but I used to play the demo all the time in v8 or something.
Yeah, the community is getting worse and worse in general, though some great players are still around. Stereotypes are taking over and are more accurate every day, sadly.
Great new things like events, physics, JVS Content, T+T and more made Blockland better, but some things needed to stay the same. I don't play much anymore due to lack of any good servers, stuff is buried with family and dragon rp's, it sickens me.
I figure better hosts will make better servers, attracting better people to make more enjoyable experiences for true fans.