I had considered writing to TB when the news of the cancer being terminal came out, I now regret not doing that.
I never met the guy but from what I saw of him on his Youtube channel to the various conventions he attended to shoutcraft I can't help but feel that this guy was something special. He made many communities including the Starcraft community a better place, constantly striving for innovation and improvement wherever he thought possible. Truly today we have lost a shining example of a human being and a man who's work ethic and attitude to his passions we should all follow.
I am not religious but I can't help but feel that if anyone deserves something better at the end of it all then it's him.
Rest In Peace John Bain. You will be missed by more than you could ever realise.

Makro

France16890 Posts

May 25 2018 06:32 GMT

#188

even if we all knew it was coming, what a sad news

the dude brought a lot to starcraft 2 and the community

RIP

Gen.Rolly

United States200 Posts

May 25 2018 06:36 GMT

#189

RIP, you will not be forgotten.

NInoff

Bulgaria1105 Posts

May 25 2018 06:40 GMT

#190

RIP and GG,mate! It really was good to watch your game !

Condolences to the family!

Qikz

United Kingdom12042 Posts

May 25 2018 06:44 GMT

#191

I always thought for sure he was going to survive this, but sadly not even someone as mentally strong as him can survive something like this.

I'm going to admit that I was never his fan, so I never followed his content. I do respect everything he did for eSports though and feel so sad that this has happened. It's awful, awful news for someone to die that young

RIP TB! From a fellow British Starcraft caster (I do BW though), I will continue to do everything I can to improve eSports. I may not be as well known as you were, but you inspire me to try even harder. No matter what was hitting you, no matter how bad you must've felt you still gave your absolute all to make things for the community. Thank you for everything.

Cokefreak

Finland8096 Posts

May 25 2018 06:46 GMT

#192

RIP

Charoisaur

Germany16084 Posts

May 25 2018 06:51 GMT

#193

So sad

Rest in peace

HotDOSBuns

Canada172 Posts

May 25 2018 06:52 GMT

#194

There are no words, but the comments say it all.

Thank you, John.
RIP

GrandSmurf

Netherlands462 Posts

May 25 2018 06:53 GMT

#195

rest easy brother.

DSK

England1110 Posts

May 25 2018 06:53 GMT

#196

May you rest in peace, TB. Condolences to the family.

warrenberners2020

2 Posts

May 25 2018 06:54 GMT

#197

The man was linked to all the games I care about. SC2, WoW and Dark Souls.

When we remember his legacy, we shouldn't forget that his 500k petition probably brang Dark Souls to the PC.

Apart from what he did for the games I love, he taught me a lot about what integrity, honesty and transparency mean.

My world got a little darker today, and I don't even want to know what his wife and her child are going through right now.

Edit: just saw the top hat on the TL logo, queue the water works.