you guys? o.o its just me working on this ! and no this is completely not given up !
right now i am upgrading the current version to a vb3.5 friendly version, which will convert more easily to 3.5. this will (and is already 75% finished) have MANY new things, especially for those who want multiple AI types, card packs, and most importantly: decks. stuff you can download and upload as XML files. also incorporating some ideas people have suggested to me, such as being able to sell your cards without someone applying for them.
as for release date of 2.8 and the corresponding 3.5 version i dont know

ive done as much as i can as i have time, but please be patient as i cant put all of my time towards this with college. even the rpg hack has no 3.5 version yet, and revan doesnt have school i believe. and yes, just cause this isnt as widely distributed as the rpg doesnt mean its any smaller :-p so just be patient, and make sure you click install because ill be sending an alert to that so you wont have to watch over the new releases (although i know you all do anyway, lol)
thanks for the support

especially Jedi Blaze