Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

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Well, fuck.

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DickTrickle

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Gofundme says he battled depression and suicide, so probably suicide. That's rough.

 

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Rathar

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Jokes aside this is terrible news.
He helped give me something that I'll always treasure and be able to blame for breaking college and at least 1 relationship. Fuck.

 

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Tearofsoul

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DickTrickle said:

Gofundme says he battled depression and suicide, so probably suicide. That's rough.

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Interesting

 

dizzie

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What awful news, depressions a shitty fucking thing.

He helped lay the foundations for modern mmos. Respect where it's due - RIP Brad.

 

Hateyou

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Hope we didn’t contribute to the suicide. Hopefully it wasn’t a failing game development that drove him to it ><

RIP dude, EQ was great.

 

Noble Savage

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Hopefully the suicide note does not specifically name this thread as the cause of his death.

/salute sir you made a hell of a game and touched alot of peoples lives.

 

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Zapatta

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Hateyou said:

Hope we didn’t contribute to the suicide. Hopefully it wasn’t a failing game development that drove him to it ><

RIP dude, EQ was great.

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Nah, people who become 'rock stars' too young and figure out later they peaked too early have a tough road to hoe if they try to recapture their fame & glory. He could have managed a Best Buy or a Game Stop and would probably still be alive. He should just let it go and remained a legend of his era.

 

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zzeris

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Really sad to see and I kept waiting for the jk. It's rough that him and McDonald passed away so close together. Mental illness is a terrible thing.

 

Utnayan

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Wow.

Prayers for his family, friends, and co workers.

This news really sucks. Huge shock.

Thanks for the memories man.

 

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hodj

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Probably deeply in debt and realized Pantheon wasn't going to fix things, and probably did have a drug habit, which absolutely can exacerbate depression dramatically.

Regardless, sucks.

 

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dizzie

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This threads been going for 6 years and has been giving Brad shit from day 1.

I doubt he gave that much of a fuck about it, I do hope that he read it and got some laughs from it.

 

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Kuro

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The gofundme for the depression/suicide death is for the Vanguard artist that died, not Brad.

 

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Jarek

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Saw the news on fucking 4chan of all places. Figured this was the best place to say thanks and RIP Brad. EQ was an experience of a lifetime, incapsulating the newfound wonder of the Internet and my life-long passion for Fantasy, RPGs, and video games.

I can still sit and play EQ for hours even to this day, and there’s honestly not many 20-year-old games you can say that about.

 

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Ravishing

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Terrible news, sucks.

 

Izo

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RIP Aradune. This truely turned it around for Pantheon. Thanks for Norrath.

 

gLobal

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Fuck me, this is sad and hits me hard.

I never even met the guy but I loved EQ beyond measure, thought Vanguard was flawed yet charming, and was looking forward to Pantheon and whatever followed.

I hope The Vision™ lives on.

RIP Brad 'Aradune' McQuaid

 

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Elidroth

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LachiusTZ said:

Really hope it's not suicide.

That would be a real shame and be even harder for his family

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I don't think so.. I talked to Brad the other day. He was very upbeat..

 

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Elidroth

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Please don't speculate on the cause. If I find out anything I'll pass it on..

 

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Synj

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Elidroth said:

I don't think so.. I talked to Brad the other day. He was very upbeat..

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Sorry bro, hope you're handling this alright. Losing a friend or someone you knew is rough.

I don't think 99% of us would even be here if not for EQ, and that's meaningful, but it's different when you know them.

 

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