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drat, RIP. Truly the face of SC2 commentary today, and drat I'm going to miss hearing it. Now to watch the Starcraft 20th anniversary stream and cry like a big baby: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/244687178
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Jul 22, 2019 12:45
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Really sad. Incontrol was the best caster and a really great guy. https://youtu.be/0VKq3CZJSRI
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Jul 22, 2019 14:49
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Synastren posted:Supposedly it was an infection that was undergoing treatment that suddenly went horribly. Holy poo poo. He did a video like half a week ago and seemed fine, that's awful.
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Jul 22, 2019 17:48
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Cross posted: Geoff spent his life doing the thing he enjoyed and had passion for, Starcraft. He was a significant part of its history, as a player and a commentator. He was a fixture in one of the most enjoyable SC2 events, the Homestory Cup. He played an important role in shaping the modern era of e-sports that we live in now, particularly for the game he loved, Starcraft. He left us way too soon but that’s not a bad legacy to have at all. You will be missed, Geoff.
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Jul 22, 2019 17:51
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Really sad. Just terrible.
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Jul 22, 2019 18:04
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Affecting me more than I might have thought, to be honest. Geoff was a real, genuine guy, and I'm extremely sad that he's gone.
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Jul 22, 2019 20:26
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Day9 is chatting about Geoff on his stream today: https://www.twitch.tv/day9tv
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Jul 22, 2019 22:33
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VelociBacon posted:Day9 is chatting about Geoff on his stream today: That was a very emotional stream, thank you for the notice.
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Jul 22, 2019 23:35
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It was a great stream. It's such a weird parasocial thing. I wasn't expecting to, but I've cried a lot about it today. He was just such a cool dude, I spent months falling asleep to him playing Xcom. It's just very sad.
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Jul 22, 2019 23:58
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Emasculator posted:It was a great stream. I've been thinking a lot about this and I believe the reason it's so upsetting is if you knew him you likely also know the whole troupe of people from the industry so you're not just getting your own emotional hit from the loss of someone you know/enjoy but also you're vicariously aware of the more devastating loss to these ancillary people you also care about. Even if you aren't watching people like day9, nathanius, etc be so brave as to host a stream about their dead friend 1-2 days after the fact you're still grieving for their loss on top of your own sadness.
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Jul 23, 2019 01:02
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Emasculator posted:It was a great stream. He could be a bit grating to some people for sure, but the dude dumped a ton of personality into everything he did and always came across very genuinely. As something of a curmudgeon, his personality played off of the light-heartedness of most of the rest of the SC casting community really well. What a shame, this sucks. Keegers posted:
This is some real wisdom. I Love You! posted:Thanks. I'll be alright; I have a lot of friends who were closer to him than I was. Not sure how we're going to go in to work tomorrow. All you can do sometimes is get the sadness out on your own time and then think about what their qualities were that made them special. And then try to carry those qualities forward in your own way. Losing people always loving sucks though and I'm sorry you lost a friend Herstory Begins Now fucked around with this message at 01:13 on Jul 23, 2019 |
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Jul 23, 2019 01:11
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Jul 23, 2019 01:15
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At least Incontrol and Totalbiscuit will be together in heaven to commentate on the starcraft tournaments held there.  Its comforting to think about that at least.
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Jul 23, 2019 02:19
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VelociBacon posted:I've been thinking a lot about this and I believe the reason it's so upsetting is if you knew him you likely also know the whole troupe of people from the industry so you're not just getting your own emotional hit from the loss of someone you know/enjoy but also you're vicariously aware of the more devastating loss to these ancillary people you also care about. Even if you aren't watching people like day9, nathanius, etc be so brave as to host a stream about their dead friend 1-2 days after the fact you're still grieving for their loss on top of your own sadness. Pretty much this. Seeing everyone from the SC2/esports and the DND RP streaming community, many of whom I probably only know of because I followed him to JP's channel years ago, collectively mourning his passing weighs heavily. Hearing Day9 break up and Rotti's account of how Artosis was handling the news today finally busted down that veneer of denial I had. I also feel bad for the 40k guys, many of whom didn't know Geoff, because even though I'm not into that scene I'm certain he would've done great things for them too.
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Jul 23, 2019 03:58
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DeepThrobble posted:Pretty much this. Seeing everyone from the SC2/esports and the DND RP streaming community, many of whom I probably only know of because I followed him to JP's channel years ago, collectively mourning his passing weighs heavily. Hearing Day9 break up and Rotti's account of how Artosis was handling the news today finally busted down that veneer of denial I had. I also feel bad for the 40k guys, many of whom didn't know Geoff, because even though I'm not into that scene I'm certain he would've done great things for them too. link to rotti talking about artosis?
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Jul 23, 2019 04:40
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JIZZ DENOUEMENT posted:link to rotti talking about artosis? Rotti posted:I was in China yesterday and flew home last night. I had no acces to the foreign websites but received the news after tod and I casted the grand finals of the Wc3 tournament and took the shuttle home. Nick and dan were waiting for us in the lobby and told us to follow them. We had no idea what it was about and made some silly jokes as we always do, getting closer to the room I noticed dan could barely walk anymore and was breathing heavily, I got worried and was like what the why are we going here and as soon as nick and dan opened the door dan walked into the room and collapsed on the floor crying, nick then told us and obviously we all went through the worst of the worst moments imaginable. Tears were shared for hours but the one thing that made it a bit better is that we were there with each other, supporting each other and trying to be there for one another. We spend 4-5 hours in nicks room, going through it all, the shock, the sadness, the tears and eventually even laughter as we went over all the times Geoff made our life’s a million times better. And Artosis ended up sharing his thoughts on twitter: Artosis posted:Every time I try to put this into words it seems so cheap. There's no way to describe what I feel or what he meant to me or how he impacted me. I am completely devastated. He was like a best friend and a brother. It really sucks. I only met him once at MLG Anaheim but he was so nice and personable. Day9's stream today was really emotional and cathartic.
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Jul 23, 2019 04:50
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Turned out to be a blood clot in the lungs
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Jul 23, 2019 05:22
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Yesterday I kept wondering why I was feeling sad, realising it was because incontrol died, then getting a weird emotional shock because I hadn't really processed that he was gone. Repeat. I'm watching the day9 stream now, and it's really getting me Like a lot of people I grew up watching starcraft, with Geoff (and day9, artosis, tasteless) always being around. Streaming has only added to that feeling that you know these guys; they aren't just celebrities or public figures. I've been lucky enough not to have to go through the death of a friend or even a peer of a similar age. Geoff's passing has affected me more than I could have thought. What a premature, random, unfair way to go.
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Jul 23, 2019 11:45
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Full twitter thread for artosis is here: https://twitter.com/Artosis/status/1153492562675564545
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Jul 23, 2019 12:34
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I remember him having a close call with DVT maybe 5 years back. Think maybe he had a predisposition toward clots? As Artosis said, words feel cheap, but it's such a shame and a massive loss for the community.
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Jul 23, 2019 13:48
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Thinking of going to Dreamhack Montreal and making a sign for the guy. Anyone else thinking of going?
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Jul 23, 2019 16:11
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Jobbo_Fett posted:Thinking of going to Dreamhack Montreal and making a sign for the guy. Anyone else thinking of going? Had I known WCS was actually coming to North America, I would have started planning months ago. Welp.
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Jul 23, 2019 17:27
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Synastren posted:Had I known WCS was actually coming to North America, I would have started planning months ago. WCS has been coming to North America for years though  Dreamhack Montreal is Sep 6 to 8, last I checked.
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Jul 23, 2019 17:49
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Jobbo_Fett posted:WCS has been coming to North America for years though Yeah, they made some big changes to WCS this year, and with two stops in Kyiv and a single Dreamhack stop (I think?) I just assumed the DH tournament would also be in Europe. I wish they'd come stateside again. 
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Jul 23, 2019 18:00
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Synastren posted:Yeah, they made some big changes to WCS this year, and with two stops in Kyiv and a single Dreamhack stop (I think?) I just assumed the DH tournament would also be in Europe. Don't the finals always happen stateside? I guess at that point you're kinda locked into Blizzcon, though.
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Jul 23, 2019 18:17
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Jul 23, 2019 18:22
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Jobbo_Fett posted:Don't the finals always happen stateside? I guess at that point you're kinda locked into Blizzcon, though. WCS finals are always at Blizzcon. Blizzcon is expensive and difficult to get into relative to, say, DreamHack Austin.
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Jul 24, 2019 03:28
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Synastren posted:WCS finals are always at Blizzcon. Blizzcon is expensive and difficult to get into relative to, say, DreamHack Austin. Yeah. Well, anyone that comes up North, I'll buy you a poutine, and we can reminisce about how dope it was to see Geoff beat The Long War on the hardest difficulty + Ironman and it was super cathartic to see him own the poo poo out of that game.
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Jul 24, 2019 03:46
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JIZZ DENOUEMENT posted:I love Starcraft 2
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Jul 24, 2019 04:09
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Jobbo_Fett posted:Thinking of going to Dreamhack Montreal and making a sign for the guy. Anyone else thinking of going? I'll be around, looking forward to many Geoff signs
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Jul 24, 2019 06:20
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bamhand posted:I remember him having a close call with DVT maybe 5 years back. Think maybe he had a predisposition toward clots? Could have. But it's probably moreso from having a sedentary streamer lifestyle and his heart not being able to keep up with the extra weight he was carrying. Usually blood clots and bowel cancer (like what killed TotalBiscuit) occur to office workers but I guess streaming full-time and flying on planes often means he would be sitting still for even longer periods than that.
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Jul 24, 2019 07:31
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Gents, I think it's so loving sad, and such loving bullshit, that InControl is dead. Like seriously, and for real, gently caress that.
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Jul 24, 2019 07:45
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It is loving unreal.
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Jul 24, 2019 07:47
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I Love You! posted:I'll be around, looking forward to many Geoff signs No joke, I'm already planning tk make like 2 or 3 templates so i can make a ton of signs real quick at the event and try to get whatever section im in to all show signs at the same time.
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Jul 24, 2019 11:33
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Maru Solar Stats Rogue, good lord that is a savage group
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Jul 24, 2019 12:12
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Herstory Begins Now posted:Maru Solar Stats Rogue, good lord that is a savage group Kissing my fingertips so hard that they bleed, and I’m loving every second.
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Jul 24, 2019 16:58
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Ragnarok has a tough group but at least he only has to practice his ZvP. I hope he can smash those dirty Protoss!
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Jul 24, 2019 18:08
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We have to wait 4 more weeks for GSL? What the heck
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Just came across a recommended video by Day9 entitled "Remembering iNcontroL" and thought he had retired, switched professions or literally anything else Just really terrible news
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