May 9th 2019, 16:25:08
I think the fundamental problem with speculation about what strategic mistakes I made is the assumption that I made any strategic choices in the first place. you guys play this game on a whole different level than I do. I couldn't make a spreadsheet if my life depended on it; I don't know any formulae; I don't make long-range plans. I just play one day at a time and do whatever in some vague way "feels" right that day.
I had well over a million indy tech points, 156%+, so I doubt it was that. I wasn't stocking food, but I did buy more food than I needed to play all my turns - partly because I was too lazy to calculate how much I needed, and partly because I was paranoid there wouldn't be any food on the public market when I needed it. had maybe 16 mil food on hand that I forgot to log in and sell.
i'm 1000% sure that if I had handed my country off to Delphinus, Serpentor, or any of at least a dozen other players, with two weeks left, they would have finished with over $100 mil nw. there are boatloads about this game I don't know and never will know. so maybe I should feel like an idiot or an underachiever, but I don't. I finished second to the guy who has dominated this server like no one has ever dominated any earth server, was well clear of the third-place finisher, and like I said, had a personal best.
think i'm gonna take this reset off. don't know if or when i'll be back. y'all are a bunch of good people and I've enjoyed getting to know some of you. have fun and be well.