as some of you may know, my health hasn't been the best for a while and unfortunately, it hasn't improved much and today's visit to the doctor confirmed that my situation might deteriorate and my circumstances in life are looking like they might be taking a turn for the worse.
To cut a long ramble short: I will take a time-out for a month, starting on Friday. Until the end of November, there probably (not sure whether I'll have access to the internet) won't be new reviews as I take a trip away from it all to clear my mind and reevaluate everything.
I WILL continue to write reviews after that and follow my usual modus operandi, i.e. first post reviews of the complimentary copies I got on a first come, first serve basis, then go on to the pdfs I bought with one exception, the Oathbound pdfs that I've been wanting to do and that simply slipped my mind.
I will continue to honor all pdfs I've got and produce the respective reviews.
Thank you for reading this. Thanks to the publishers & authors that keep creating great content. Thanks to the layout-artists and editors, the unsung heroes of the RPG-industry, without whom so many of our favorite books would suck. Thanks for the complimentary copies without which I couldn't afford half the pdfs I review. Thanks to the people that put their trust in my verdicts. Thanks to everyone who kept reading my ramblings for over 900 reviews. And a special thanks to everyone who has clicked a banner on one of my Nerdtrek or RPGaggression reviews and subsequently purchased something. Without all of you, I couldn't have done this many reviews in what amounts to an additional, non-paying job in terms of workload. Thank you. I take a bow.
Here's to hopefully cracking the 1000 soon! Cheers!
I love reading your reviews and it's guided my purchasing many a time. Thank you for doing it and I hope your health situation improves. People who appreciate you are wishing you well!
Jeff...
We greatly appreciate your efforts in giving our products an honest and thorough review upon release. I hope you get better news soon, and you have my deepest sympathy for your health difficulties.
Get well soon, EZG! Your reviews have put plenty on my hard drive that I've really enjoyed reading. (never o never will I have time to use them all :-D )
It absolutely goes without saying ... do what you need to do to get yourself well!
We will all be right here when you are ready to come back ... and we'll all be eagerly awaiting the time when you are ready to once again begin writing first-rate reviews!
Please take whatever time you need to rest, re-evaluate, and recover as you're able. Your reviews will be sorely missed during your break, but we very much look forward to getting you back.
I hope you begin to feel better soon and I always appreciate your reviews (I read the one you wrote about my #30 Cursed Treasures to my mother, it was just that good). Anyway, take care.
Hey, Thilo, I know exactly where you're coming from. Please do take care of yourself, and know that everyone appreciates the amount of work and thought you've put into your reviews. You've done a lot for the industry, and your opinion is most definitely held in high regard.
Still, without your health, you've got nothing...so get to healing, buddy! We'll all be here when you get back. Sending healing vibes your way...
I owe everything I do today to you. Point blank. I started reviewing because of your reviews. I kept doing it because of your encouragement. Those reviews led me to where I am now...
You take the time you need bro...take all the time you need. This community will miss you more than I think any of us can express properly, but we'd rather wait for your return than continue to have you fall apart.
You have my email if you feel like talking my friend.
as some of you may know, my health hasn't been the best for a while and unfortunately, it hasn't improved much and today's visit to the doctor confirmed that my situation might deteriorate and my circumstances in life are looking like they might be taking a turn for the worse.
To cut a long ramble short: I will take a time-out for a month, starting on Friday. Until the end of November, there probably (not sure whether I'll have access to the internet) won't be new reviews as I take a trip away from it all to clear my mind and reevaluate everything.
I WILL continue to write reviews after that and follow my usual modus operandi, i.e. first post reviews of the complimentary copies I got on a first come, first serve basis, then go on to the pdfs I bought with one exception, the Oathbound pdfs that I've been wanting to do and that simply slipped my mind.
I will continue to honor all pdfs I've got and produce the respective reviews.
Thank you for reading this. Thanks to the publishers & authors that keep creating great content. Thanks to the layout-artists and editors, the unsung heroes of the RPG-industry, without whom so many of our favorite books would suck. Thanks for the complimentary copies without which I couldn't afford half the pdfs I review. Thanks to the people that put their trust in my verdicts. Thanks to everyone who kept reading my ramblings for over 900 reviews. And a special thanks to everyone who has clicked a banner on one of my Nerdtrek or RPGaggression reviews and subsequently purchased something. Without all of you, I couldn't have done this many reviews in what amounts to an additional, non-paying job in terms of workload. Thank you. I take a bow.
Here's to hopefully cracking the 1000 soon! Cheers!
Endzeitgeist out.
(And yes, there'll be reviews tomorrow.)
End get better soon, you have my prayers if you need them. Your reviews are some of the better ones I've read.
While I won't even begin to pretend I don't find your reviews both a lot of fun to read and a useful thing for me professionally (they ARE both fun and useful), that takes a back seat to wanting to see you as healthy as possible.
You've already given back a lot. You should not only take all the time you need, but also do so with no pangs.
As a personal note on the offhand chance there's anything useful I can do to help, please let me know.
Hope you get the improvement you're looking for. I've always enjoyed reading your reviews and they have always given me a clear view of whatt to expect with any product I have picked p after reading one of your reviews.
You do have your priorities straight; family and health first, job second, gaming third. Get yourself into a better position and we'll all be waiting to read your insights when you do get there.
Take care of yourself End! Heart, mind and hope with you. Do what you need and to be healthy and happy, first of all. This will all be here when you're done recovering. We adore you buddy!
I am touched and humbled by the kind words, wishes and support. This community is a joy and an honor to belong to. Ladies and gentlemen, words fail to express how much I'm touched by your kindness and thus I'll just remain with a heartfelt "Thank you" for now.
I hope you enjoy the last array of reviews before the break - it's perhaps the best way I can repay your kindness and understanding.
Take care of yourself, Thilo. I fully sympathize with what a chronic disease can do to you. You obviously have the full support of this community which is no small thing. Knowing you're not alone in a health battle is a great boon so suck upon its energies like a vampire (what? It's Halloween!). Here's hoping you stabilize, improve, and prosper in the journey of life.
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