As far as I remember the differences started with the Episode 2 temples (before that only minor different characters) so you can ask any of the 3 communities for events before that
Here are a few VERY old things I still remember:
End of November 2004 : Fight between Kami and Karavan (possible to become a champion of either) in Nexus
Beginning of 2005 : Kitin Invasion in All nations - after successfully driving the Kitin away in Fyros/Zorai a tunnel between the 2 nations is found which was dug by the kitins coming from Desert Stock (prior to that the only route went through Underspring)
It was the so-called click event - you could get secret from the kitins or by harvesting and then exchange that for some tokens/jetons (1:20 or something like that) and those tokens could be used to "buy" special gear (I've still got the axe you could get near Dyron back then)
(I don't remember anything big in between here)
Next big thing was the episode 2 where we got to see the (old) leaders for the first time in game (Still Wyler and Dexton were still alive back then)
Here are a few VERY old things I still remember:
End of November 2004 : Fight between Kami and Karavan (possible to become a champion of either) in Nexus
Beginning of 2005 : Kitin Invasion in All nations - after successfully driving the Kitin away in Fyros/Zorai a tunnel between the 2 nations is found which was dug by the kitins coming from Desert Stock (prior to that the only route went through Underspring)
It was the so-called click event - you could get secret from the kitins or by harvesting and then exchange that for some tokens/jetons (1:20 or something like that) and those tokens could be used to "buy" special gear (I've still got the axe you could get near Dyron back then)
(I don't remember anything big in between here)
Next big thing was the episode 2 where we got to see the (old) leaders for the first time in game (Still Wyler and Dexton were still alive back then)
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