I started to play again because of the 'ban of bots' in modern, so yes, at the moment I'm only playing Modern :D
Interesting and really cool that it's brought you back. There are still Battle Helpers, the scourge in my opinion making it 'not BOT free' really. I hope to see more like you, returning to play the game as it should be.
I know that there still is software helping players from flesh and blood, but yes Rome wasn't build on one day neither. So I mainly like the direction in which Splinterlands (actually the majority of the community as it was a proposal) is going.
I see it as a first step ;D
I heard other stories of other (small) players like me, so I think it should help to build an enjoyable and sustainable game.