CaptainInvictus

You should look into what Zoe Quinn's been up to the last week and a half or so. It dismantles the foundation of Gamergate and undermines what it stands for to a significant degree. I've been asked not to link to it by the moderators, but if you do a little searching around on your own, it should be pretty easy to find. Or just look at Zoe Quinn's twitter from around September 6th, she said a whole lot after keeping it under wraps for weeks. It's pretty amazing to see her turn all that shit on its head like that, she's definitely a stronger person than a lot of people give her credit for for enduring all of what she did.

I'd throw my stances out the window for two billion, too. I could buy, like, A HUNDRED Giant Bombs with that sorta skrilla!

A video gaming stream service run by nerds makes one of the most well-known video game references of all time? It's not possible!

That was me, I wasn't crying, but for some fucking reason I had an anxiety attack the moment the dude in the blue shirt in front of me said "all yours" and was fighting to control it while asking my question(one person described it as me sounding like the G-Man). Anxiety attacks fucking suck. My sister was murdered abroad shortly before the formation of GB and her death was covered up, and I was distraught, borderline suicidal for a long time. GB's content kept me laughing and upbeat in those darkest of days until I could get help, so I've always kept up with GB since. Ryan dying probably hit me harder than normal because of that, too, and Patrick speaking about his dad at the panel on Friday inspired me to bring up the topic. I have a very loud voice, like, my voice fucking CARRIES to the point that people outside can hear my yelling from the inside of the facility I work at away from any windows, so I tone it down to a whisper for microphones and such. That combined with the anxiety didn't go well. Looks like what I meant to say got through to most folks though, although some people thought I was dragging out Ryan's death to bring the panel down??? I wasn't even thinking of Ryan's death when I asked the question, though I did realize it could be misinterpreted that way after and added the "uplifting" bit.

Rules.

I met Ryan and Jeff and everyone at PAX East 2012. I mentioned to Jeff that "You guys and all you've done have helped me through the toughest times in my life. Thank you so much for all you've done!" He said "yeah, same here!" Ryan was boisterously chatting with a few other fans, it was a wonderful atmosphere even though everyone was clearly exhausted.

I want to do something for you guys. I want to do something for him. I feel so awful. I feel so empty. I'm sorry Jeff, if there is anything I can do please don't hesitate to say something. I know it's small consolation as I'm just another faceless fan, but I just...I know this feeling. I know this emptiness, I still feel it every day.

I don't know what your plans are. What you guys are going to do. But whether you eventually continue on, or whether you stop doing this altogether, I think everyone would support you no matter what decision you make. It just isn't the same. It's the ultimate change. Giant Bomb is a family, even if it's a company, and you've just lost one of the major parts of it. I'm so, so sorry, guys.

I'm gobsmacked. My gob has been smacked. Smackedgob.

I won't lie, Dave. The Bombcast highlight when Jeff was reading the Petz Dogz something or other in full song and then you broke in the middle of it with "WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE! YOU GUYS ARE CRAZY! I'M TRYING TO BUILD A WEBSITE IN HERE!" was my first exposure to Giant Bomb and what got me to check out the site. Thanks Dave, I had a sneaking suspicion it was more than just paternal leave, sad to hear my suspicions were validated. Least we'll still see you around occasionally. Good luck man, especially with your kid. :)