Real life stuff has forced me to take a break from gaming, so I won't be around much for a while. I'm calling it a "hiatus." I know this is nothing to the vast majority, but I've made some friends here, and I felt bad just stopping posting without saying anything. I'll miss this fine community of Civ fans. Hopefully, I'll see you all later when I finish my dissertation.

Oh, and by the way, I got my ass kicked in the recent Deity GOTM. Guess the Quecha rush wasn't such a good idea.

I hope to see you back again and appreciate your efforts.
You pushed civ4 to a new limit especially by showing us how to use the cultural victory on high levels.
A dissertation seems like a reasonable cause for a break. ;-)

Good luck! What field will your PhD be in?

@Erkon:

My dissertation is on the American poet Walt Whitman. I just wasn't getting enough work done with my Civ obsession. I need to go cold turkey for a while.

I hope to be back soon!

Good luck! Hoping to see you later.

No Quechue rush didn't turn out to be a good idea either :D

Good luck! Hoping to see you later.

No Quechue rush didn't turn out to be a good idea either :D

I agree with Lexad and you about the rush. Good luck in your studies godotnut.

I wish you the best of lucks.
We will miss you.

good luck godonut.

Best of luck. It was your cultural strategy that led to my first cultural victory. Not deity, but emperor. Still, for me, I was pleased. Again, good luck.

@Erkon:

My dissertation is on the American poet Walt Whitman.

Now I understand why you're the cultural victory guru! :D It would seem odd if your PhD were in Rocket Science. :lol:


Good luck and come back soon!

@ godotnut: "Great Humanist born in Iowa" (in time for the caucuses?) will be announced soon I am sure! Good luck on the diss. :goodjob:

dV

I would have expected your dissertation to be on Samuel Beckett, but it probably won't mix well with a lot of civving regardless. Good luck!

Good luck, godotnut. Look forward to seeing you again when you're a PhD :wavey:

Good luck with your dissertation godotnut! I recommend a totally peaceful cultural or diplomatic approach to the grad school challenge. A military victory seems unlikely.

best of luck! thank you for your generosity posting tips/guides/tactics, i learned a lot from you.

You will be missed and not just due to your great avatar.

What a tremendous online community.

Other games have their bells & whistles, but Civ has always--and still has--the best fan base.

You all are the greatest, but I really need to get some work done!

godotnut