RIP Brad McQuaid
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Randin
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RIP Brad.
I was casual as fuck back in EQ (yes, such a thing existed), but I've still got a lot of good memories of the game (mostly of me finding goofy-ass ways to die). Drowning in the stream in Kaladim because I couldn't figure out what the "swim up" button was, getting killed by Corflunk in Butcherblock as I ran blithely past him, thinking he was a player character, finding myself in impromptu zone-wide train-derailing actions when trains got pulled to zone lines. These things really stuck with me. EQ was my first time experiencing a game that felt like a world, rather than just as a backdrop for the gameplay or story, which as I think about it, had a massive effect on the kinds of games I gravitate towards today. Thanks for all the memories, Brad.
I was casual as fuck back in EQ (yes, such a thing existed), but I've still got a lot of good memories of the game (mostly of me finding goofy-ass ways to die). Drowning in the stream in Kaladim because I couldn't figure out what the "swim up" button was, getting killed by Corflunk in Butcherblock as I ran blithely past him, thinking he was a player character, finding myself in impromptu zone-wide train-derailing actions when trains got pulled to zone lines. These things really stuck with me. EQ was my first time experiencing a game that felt like a world, rather than just as a backdrop for the gameplay or story, which as I think about it, had a massive effect on the kinds of games I gravitate towards today. Thanks for all the memories, Brad.
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Evernothing
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DickTrickle
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To be fair, he was a Christian and as long as his sect doesn't believe suicide is instant hell, then the afterlife would rock. It fits!
Lambourne
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Comes just two days after another EQ/Vanguard developer killed himself.
RIP Brad. Your creation has brought me countless hours of joy and memories that will last a lifetime.
RIP Brad. Your creation has brought me countless hours of joy and memories that will last a lifetime.
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I know we gave him a lot of shit, but his life really effected all of ours, and hundreds of thousands of others. Maybe even millions if you consider EQ's influence on WoW. He definitely touched my life. Rest in peace, Brad. See you on the flip side.
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Gutterflesh
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Rali
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RIP Aradune.
So many great memories from EQ, and friendships that have lasted to this day, not least of which, is my wife. We met during the PoP era and several kids later here we still are. If it wasn't for this man, we may never have met.
Sad day..
So many great memories from EQ, and friendships that have lasted to this day, not least of which, is my wife. We met during the PoP era and several kids later here we still are. If it wasn't for this man, we may never have met.
Sad day..
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EQ literally changed the course of my life.
Sitting in Europe i met my wife in EQ and 2 years later moved to the US to marry her. 18 years and 2 kids later i have a great job here in one of the biggest companies in the world.
And i still play EQ (on an EMU obviously, EQlive is a monstrosity)
RIP Brad thanks for Norrath and the memories.
Sitting in Europe i met my wife in EQ and 2 years later moved to the US to marry her. 18 years and 2 kids later i have a great job here in one of the biggest companies in the world.
And i still play EQ (on an EMU obviously, EQlive is a monstrosity)
RIP Brad thanks for Norrath and the memories.
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