Ya know..

Diae Soulmender · Post by **Diae Soulmender** » June 11, 2003, 3:53 pm

how them people are posting all over these high traffic forums about 'so-and-so' dying?

Like we really give a shit.

A) I dont know them.
B) They dont play on my server
C) If they did play on my server refer to A)
D) People die everyday. With 500,000 people in EQ, someone is bound to die.
E) Did I mention I dont care?

Thanks, I needed to get that off my chest.

Lexien · Post by **Lexien** » June 11, 2003, 4:43 pm

I hope you feel better now.

Vaemas · Post by **Vaemas** » June 11, 2003, 4:52 pm

Eh, sometimes people care. Sometimes people don't. Really depends I guess.

Ennia · Post by **Ennia** » June 11, 2003, 5:22 pm

It's usually someone you really know, or think you know that, if they die, make you go "no fucking way!"

Try to ignore mourners, not flaunt in their faces that you don't care.

It's common courtesy.

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » June 11, 2003, 5:30 pm

Ennia wrote:Try to ignore mourners, not flaunt in their faces that you don't care.

Most of the "mourners" usually don't know the person either, it's just the teen drama for the day...

That goes for celebrities too (for me at any rate), I don't know them, they don't impact me. Who cares?

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » June 11, 2003, 5:30 pm

If you're referring to this:

I can't bring myself to write very much about this at the moment, as I'm extremely devistated and borderline about to break down myself but earlier today we got the worst news possible, one of our guildmates had passed on.

The following was posted by his brother, whom has our deepest sympathies.

I really don’t know how to write this, so forgive me if my post is not as eloquent as it could be. I think the best way to write this is to be direct. My name is James. The one you know as Makavelli is my brother. Shane, Makavelli, passed away late Friday night. He came into town to visit me for the weekend. Our first night out we got split up at one of the bars and he apparently went out back to have a smoke. This is where he came upon two guys taking turns beating a third one. Shane went to intervene, but what he didn’t know was that one of the guys had a gun. Shane was shot four times in the chest and ended up dying before the ambulance even got there. The two guys that were giving the beating took off and we still have gotten no word from the police as to who they were. The third was able to get away as well. He told the police that the two men had thought he was hitting on one of their girlfriends. According to him they were going to shoot him in that ally, but Shane arrived to take the bullets for him.

Shane was a great player, a great guy as well as a hero and unfortunetly we won't ever be able to let him know that we'll always view him as one. He will be greatly missed by his online family and again, to all his friends, family, I offer my deepest condolenses and as soon as I am able I will post an email address where anyone who would like to, can send a message to the family. For now I have started a thread in the message boards entitled Makavelie which I'm sure the family will read.

Then you might find this interesting:

Yeah, there are some unanswered questions:

- where's the link to a news story / obituary? Wouldn't a "man dies a hero to an EVIL HANDGUN, FORGED BY SATAN" make a good news story?

- how did his brother who didn't play EQ, or live with him, know to post about this on a private, password protected, Triton board?

- as (name omitted) mentioned, why would two burly guys beating the hell out of someone not kill him, but then turn and shoot some other dude in the chest, then let the guy they were beating the hell out of live?

Supposedly they were going to beat, then shoot, the person they thought was hitting on their girlfriend. Ok, a little unlikely maybe, but entirely possible.

So then, why would they not shoot the guy if they had intended to kill him to begin with? They clearly had ammo left, even the lowest capacity revolver holds 5 rounds.

- he appearently "went out back to smoke" in an alley, last time I was at a bar, people didn't go behind the bar in an alley to smoke

Furthermore, how would anyone know his intentions of smoking? Do they non-smoking bars? Wouldn't the people go out in the front to smoke? Why would ANYONE go into an alley, behind a bar, to smoke?

- Why would they shoot someone right outside a bar where anyone could see them? Anyone who's ever fired a gun knows how incredibly loud they are-- not wearing hearing protection makes your ears ring for hours and is extremely painful. It'd be like waving a flag and yelling "hi, arrest me".

I guess the supposed criminals could be stupid, but...

- How did they shoot someone 4 times in the chest? Police officers shooting someone have about a 12% accuracy with handguns in a situation like this-- and very few people shoot as well as the police. It's entirely possible but again, very unlikely.

- MANY times before this has happened-- very few EQ players have actually died, but MANY before have purported to die for whatever reason

- Gee what a coincidence... on the very night he was supposed to have died on, this fully flagged level 65 elemental gear monk appears on Playerauctions from his server:

http://www.playerauctions.com/li...1055014548

But I'm sure there are so many other level 65 monks than suddenly went inactive that have elemental gear etc...

- his email address on his triton profile is jason_barre2k@yahoo.com... yet his "brother" claims his name is Shane. Did he register an email account to a RL name that wasn't his?

I'm sorry but until convinced otherwise, I think this dude made this sh*t up to sell his account.

Btw, I don't mind the postings, I just always assume them to be fakes.[/url]

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » June 11, 2003, 6:03 pm

Damn Detective Fairweather

Hayley · Post by **Hayley** » June 11, 2003, 6:19 pm

Hah! That's very interesting. Doesn't suprise me though. There are always some losers out there that thrive on this kind of sick attention. I always take it with a grain of salt when I hear of one person having a gazillion tragedies in their life.

Diae Soulmender · Post by **Diae Soulmender** » June 11, 2003, 8:24 pm

-My neighbor died.

I didnt care.

-My Grandfather died.

Didnt know him. Didnt care.

Its not that Im some walking dickhead with a heart of black running ooze who worships the debil... I just dont care unless:

A) I know you personally and your death would affect my life.
B) No other reason.

Dont get me wrong. If one of you knuckle draggers died I would at least go "Hey, XXXX died. Dont that suck.", but dont expect me get all dramatic and shit. I dont like you that much Jackass -hehe

PS: Im not so mean as to actually post this shit on them threads concerning them deaths.

Trek · Post by **Trek** » June 11, 2003, 8:27 pm

Woa, that happened to me one time....the dying part.

Wanna buy some stuff?

Mplor · Post by **Mplor** » June 11, 2003, 8:39 pm

I heard one time that this bard died just so he wouldn't have to repay a white dragon scale to Avestan. *nog*

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » June 11, 2003, 10:04 pm

/cough Brougham /cough

Those threads pwning him bring a tear to my eye.

noel · Post by **noel** » June 11, 2003, 11:42 pm

*cough*Causes Effects*cough*

Trek · Post by **Trek** » June 12, 2003, 3:02 am

All that coughing are you guys dying to? Wanna sell your stuff to help pay for medical treatment?