I resolved to play out the ds.com matches as far as they led me, but now I'm done with that.The first time I needed to do this, I didn't say goodbye and just deleted my account so that I wouldn't be tempted to keep checking for replies to my goodbye. I'll check over the holidays for replies in case there is something more that needs to be said or that I want to say. But then I'll slip away quietly.
So this time I say goodbye. Goodbye all! For the second time for the first time.
I haven't had many bright ideas for Dominion, but one that I want to catch on is this:
you YouTuber commentators of Dominion -- PLAY AGAINST EACH OTHER. There is a whole niche of commentary and strategy that isn't being filled; namely, hearing decent players comment on the same game from opposing sides. Don't be shy, people. Who cares if the other guy beats you! Maybe you'll beat the other guy! Either way, do it for science!
Will I be back? Maybe. But I think I really want to rebalance my gaming life by getting back into my pre-Dominion gamer's delights: the Card Driven Wargames like Twilight Struggle, Hannibal, and so many others. I enjoyed those immensely without being addicted.
I mean, there is always Guilds. And I still haven't even resolved Dark Ages in my Dominion world yet. So the best answer I can give as to whether I'll be back is "we'll see."
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In the meantime, you all are just going to have to get by without me. In lieu of flowers, send +1s to posts where I would have +1'd, even if you wouldn't normally have done so.