There's no way anyone else will win without a lot of campaining in the other forums. At the moment, it looks like there will be a lot of 3rd placers.
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I hereby declare Morlac as the Author of the Best AAR Written in the EU1 AAR Forum during the period of June-October 2002.
He may now wear the title Author of Best EU1 AAR June-October 2002 in his signature.
He is now yours to greet!
Hip-hip-hooray!
He may now wear the title Author of Best EU1 AAR June-October 2002 in his signature.
He is now yours to greet!
Hip-hip-hooray!
Well that's embarassing!
A fellow goes away for a little while (well, okay, a great honking long while) and all of this happens...
First, thanks to everyone who voted -- regardless of whether or not they voted for me. It's important to keep things going, participate, and support each other.
Second, thanks for the votes that were actually for me. It's a great honor to have won, and simultaneously it makes me sad -- because I've been so horrible about continuing the story (or, frankly, about playing EU).
To anyone who has been wondering, here's basically what happened --
I burned myself out on the EU/EU2 forums. I was checking constantly, and trying to keep up with way too many AARs at once. I liked (even loved) them all, but it became an insupportable time commitment that first replaced time I would've been playing, then time I would've been writing, then time I should've been doing other things.
I also became daunted by the numerous discussions about writing in the EU2 forums. There are some absolutely amazing and quite serious writers in there, and unfortunately I got to a point where the more I listened/participated, the less satisfied I was with my AAR. And that's not because anyone was unsupportive -- quite the opposite -- everyone was supportive, gracious, and helpful.
So I took a break -- went off and took care of some real-world stuff, played some other games, etc. I'm not sure what I'll do about the AAR, or whether I'll be able to follow many other folks' efforts, but at the least I will be trying to pop my head into the forums periodically! This is just too good of a place, filled with people who are much too nice to stay away from for long...
A fellow goes away for a little while (well, okay, a great honking long while) and all of this happens...
First, thanks to everyone who voted -- regardless of whether or not they voted for me. It's important to keep things going, participate, and support each other.
Second, thanks for the votes that were actually for me. It's a great honor to have won, and simultaneously it makes me sad -- because I've been so horrible about continuing the story (or, frankly, about playing EU).
To anyone who has been wondering, here's basically what happened --
I burned myself out on the EU/EU2 forums. I was checking constantly, and trying to keep up with way too many AARs at once. I liked (even loved) them all, but it became an insupportable time commitment that first replaced time I would've been playing, then time I would've been writing, then time I should've been doing other things.
I also became daunted by the numerous discussions about writing in the EU2 forums. There are some absolutely amazing and quite serious writers in there, and unfortunately I got to a point where the more I listened/participated, the less satisfied I was with my AAR. And that's not because anyone was unsupportive -- quite the opposite -- everyone was supportive, gracious, and helpful.
So I took a break -- went off and took care of some real-world stuff, played some other games, etc. I'm not sure what I'll do about the AAR, or whether I'll be able to follow many other folks' efforts, but at the least I will be trying to pop my head into the forums periodically! This is just too good of a place, filled with people who are much too nice to stay away from for long...
Welcome back Morlac!
Nice to see you again
I sure hope that you will continue or start a new AAR, but if it thaks to much time and burnes you out it is okay for me It is just nice to see that you are back on the EU-forum
Nice to see you again
I sure hope that you will continue or start a new AAR, but if it thaks to much time and burnes you out it is okay for me
It is just nice to see that you are back on the EU-forum
Originally posted by Lord E
Welcome back Morlac!
Nice to see you again
I sure hope that you will continue or start a new AAR, but if it thaks to much time and burnes you out it is okay for me
Thanks Lord E!
I have a really bad habit of not finishing long strategy games when their outcomes start looking clear. I'm playing through Jagged Alliance 2 for about the sixth time, and I'm determined to finish it this time. Once I get done with that, I'm not sure yet whether I'll go back to EU or start EU2.
Morlac
Well Morlac, I also have that habbit of ending the game
So that is not a big problem
It is just nice to have you back on the board