I'm gonna miss the F*** out of patrick klepek.

this is it isn't it? after E3 he's moving to Chicago right?

fuck man, I know he's still going to have an active role on the site like Alex, and it'l allow him time to do some of that sweet ass reporting he's known for, and that'l be cool and all, but, man, I know there are detractors of his, who still can't get over the fact there was a new voice on the podcast, and yeah, sure, sometimes it takes him awhile to get to the point of the argument, but you had to admit, he still had a level of enthusiasm, it was fresh, sure it wasn't on the Level of Vinny, even with sleep deprivation and a child sucking the life force slowly but surely out of his pores that Vinny still has in spades,

I dunno, the lack of his presence is gonna be felt in UPF and the podcast, it's just gonna feel a little less.

Gonna miss ya Klepek, Dude's been Awesome.

-Favourite couple moments,

100 foot lava man!

The money machine

screaming "FUCK YOU JEFF!" in the last UPF

He isn't leaving but yeah not having him on Video content and podcasts is going to be a real real bummer.

I know, but, he is, he's leaving for Chicago, the lack of his presence is gonna be felt,

it's gonna suck,

for awhile.

I just hope that someone else picks up the content slack. Patrick's passion and energy will be greatly missed.

:(

Patrick is one of my favorites, I don't know what some people have against him.

Not gonna lie, I think he is one of the most intelligent out of the staff.

dont be that guy

I'm not a huge fan of Patrick, I think a lot of people have mentioned his shortcomings, but he did bring a lot to the site in a positive manner as well and got me interested in several games I wouldn't have been otherwise (though, I haven't actually purchased or played most of them). Let's just wait for his Q&A vid to see what we can expect from a Patrick-less Giant Bomb office, I'm sure his departure will result in some positive things.

R.I.P. Scoops

2011-2013

I don't know who this Klepeck guy is. Is he one of the engineering team?

Not always the content I want to watch. But you gotta admit, that he currently is or is in 50 percent of the content on GB.

Glad you're still a part of GB, Patrick.

yea, he was Dave's replacement,

cheers for looking out, edited,

To be fair tho, it is 5 am, and i'm about to head to work on 2 hours sleeps so...yay

I'm pretty sure he's still in the office the week after E3 as well, so there's still a bit of time.

It's Klepek, not Klepeck. Also, it sounds like a name from Star Trek. Try to say it over and over. Klepek, Klepek, Klepek, Kleptok. Yeah, Patrick Kleptok.

@red12b: Just eff it and go listen to Jeff's ramblings for the rest of those 2 hours.

I am gonna miss him to. He has really grown a lot on camera during his time at the Giant Bomb office and always has something interesting to say about a topic.

I know , man . I'm %100 with ya :(

It's not common, but they could Skype him in now and then.

From what I understand, he'll still be writing for the site (even more so, from what he says) but yeah, it's a bummer. He was cool guy that doesn't afraid of anything.

i'm leaving for work now,

see ya

Yea, without him getting them done how many less Quick Looks (and great audio interviews) would we have had over the last few months?

When I started visiting GB again Patrick had just been hired. Kinda sad to see him go. :(

yeah I'll miss him :(

ruined? so hyperbolicc

I'm not gonna be "that guy" so I'm not gonna say what I feel about the matter :P

@rorschach72 said:

Here, let me meet you at an equal level of emotional maturity.

*fat noise*

Scoops is dope, I'm gonna miss a lot of his contributions.

I'm getting really bummed about it too. I didn't think about it much at first, but now that it's almost happening, and after the last Spookin' and UPF, I realized that the place is going to seem a little emptier now.

@rorschach72: Don't be so melodramatic. He's an alright guy that does alright work.

And yeah, I'll miss him. The duder grew on me.

You and everyone else in this thread, since any dissent is getting deleted.

He was fun in the Bioforge videos and live streams. Never read any of his articles, though.

Yeah I will too, especially on the podcasts, especially recently being an opposing voice in some discussions that would have seemed far too negative had Patrick not been there.

Welp, my favorite staff member is leaving but its ok, still the only gaming site I've ever been interested in visiting.

I still get a laugh whenever I spot some Patrick hate in the comments. Not fully understood it myself, but to each their own, I guess.

Patrick is a cool dude and I'll miss the energy he brought to the site on a regular basis. Bring in the next new guy! What's that Kessler cat up to nowadays?

Spookin' with Scoops is his best contribution to the site in my personal opinion, and that feature will thankfully stay intact.

I'm going to miss him a lot also. I think it took him a bit to fully gel with the rest of the crew, but recently they've really developed a good rapport. I do live in Chicago though, so maybe I'll spot Patrick on the CTA sometime.

Probably gonna have more Spookin' With Scoops if you are a sub, which is good and may make me resub.

Aww.

I've really appreciated his recent push to try games outside of his comfort zone. Watching his Monster Hunter quick look and listening to him talking about it on the podcast was such a nice change from the uninformed bullshit from the rest of the crew.

He played and talked intelligently about a lot of games that no one else on the podcast would even try, and I'm going to miss that an awful lot.

I don't know if I will miss him, but his absence will be felt. Patrick has been the go to guy for content lately, be it quick looks or anything really. The guy has been more active than any other member of the staff. Hopefully everyone else will pick up the slack when he leaves. And hopefully this also leads to more Vinny piloted quick looks.

I've never been a fan of the man, but I don't have anything against him personally. Having him still writing but not in Quick Looks or the podcast is sort of a win-win for me. Sorry if this doesn't exactly fit the vibe of the topic.

*With Clem's voice*

Meeee toooooo. :(

Yeah, i will miss the dude too, sad to see him go.

I enjoy his written articles more so than his video content to be honest, so if moving back to Chicago leads to more interesting articles I'm fine with that.

Sad to see him go. I feel like he brought a lot to the podcasts.

I am really going to miss him being in the office. Patrick seemed like the only one trying to adapt to the recent and rapid maturation of video games and treating them like they're something more.

They should have him Skype in for podcasts on occasion.

Why is he leaving San Francisco?

I'm going to miss the F out of him.

Gah, way to make this thread like a billion times more sad.