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I hereby announce, that this is my last week as player for Gathering Storm. I will continue to watch for incoming turns till next Sunday (April 13th). This should be sufficient for another player to step up the table, if necessary. Which I doubt, by the way. Nathan does very good work, so why not make his work easier by not forcing him to write down every single move? This is already very hard and will be next to impossible, if our empire grows yet more. I think the best way is just to let him play as he decides, that's easier for him and all of us.
The reasons of my resignation are both lack of time and, frankly, lack of will to continue. In the past four to six weeks I hardly participated anyway other than playing occasional turns, so my impact on the game in its current state is near to naught. Since I have a family and a full time job, which takes all my skills, I want to relax in my spare time, I just want to have both a challenge and fun. Unfortunately, the latter part is in this game (and especially our team) completely missing. It's not a game anymore, but rather something dead serious like a second job. Although this is certainly good for our strength and prosperity, it is not the kind of entertainment I'm seeking. The balance between fun and challenge is seriously out of order. I'm aware, that others may (and will) disagree, but that's what I'm honestly feeling. Maybe one or the other can understand me.
Please note, that my retirement has nothing to do with my team state in the ISDG. Don't even ask about it. Due to my lack of time I'm almost completely inactive there, my last post in the Webring forum was some 2 or 3 weeks ago. I will continue to participate in GS, mostly in the upcoming military part of the game, leaving the economy to the bean counters
. I served the team more than three months as one of the players and give up this position without hard feelings. And I truly hope, nobody bears hard feelings towards me.
The reasons of my resignation are both lack of time and, frankly, lack of will to continue. In the past four to six weeks I hardly participated anyway other than playing occasional turns, so my impact on the game in its current state is near to naught. Since I have a family and a full time job, which takes all my skills, I want to relax in my spare time, I just want to have both a challenge and fun. Unfortunately, the latter part is in this game (and especially our team) completely missing. It's not a game anymore, but rather something dead serious like a second job. Although this is certainly good for our strength and prosperity, it is not the kind of entertainment I'm seeking. The balance between fun and challenge is seriously out of order. I'm aware, that others may (and will) disagree, but that's what I'm honestly feeling. Maybe one or the other can understand me.
Please note, that my retirement has nothing to do with my team state in the ISDG. Don't even ask about it. Due to my lack of time I'm almost completely inactive there, my last post in the Webring forum was some 2 or 3 weeks ago. I will continue to participate in GS, mostly in the upcoming military part of the game, leaving the economy to the bean counters
. I served the team more than three months as one of the players and give up this position without hard feelings. And I truly hope, nobody bears hard feelings towards me.
I'm sure you'll continue to be a valuable member of the team, especially with the prospect of war on the horizon.
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