Those sentiments are nice and everything, but they're also coming from people who haven't actually played in these games. My point in saying that is - when it's just an online game, I don't really blame players for not wanting to slog out several more weeks/months of a lost cause just for the enjoyment of other players/lurkers. I'm not saying you should quit, but I'm saying in this case I don't really fault Whosit for speeding up his own death (he had no idea Spullla was coming for his central cities) because he no longer has any chance at this game.
Short version of that: just remember they're playing for their own enjoyment and not yours
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Short version of that: just remember they're playing for their own enjoyment and not yours
