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From iNcontroL’s Twitter: To offer some solace in this time of grief: We've learned that Geoff passed quickly and painlessly from a blood clot in his lungs. He was with friends. He always urged and led us by example to take care of ourselves to the best of our ability. Remember to do that for him today. | ||
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Walnuts
United States770 Posts
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
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Nankio
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I remember the old times watching your replays on Brood War or asking advice. Condolences to family and friends. You are legacy. Rest in peace. | ||
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Monarch.StarCrack
United States169 Posts
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darthfoley
United States8001 Posts
On July 25 2019 11:31 Monarch.StarCrack wrote: https://youtu.be/fCSc-5c-U3I This was simple but very sweet. The pictures of him and Anna are particularly heartbreaking to me. Thank you for posting this. | ||
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Brutaxilos
United States2624 Posts
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PartyBiscuit
Canada4525 Posts
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RandomPlayer416
84 Posts
Condolences to his family and friends. | ||
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Syrphidae
New Zealand3 Posts
I don't really have social media accounts so just wanted to write something out of a selfish need to vent. I was feeling kind of silly about being so sad at this news, and was trying to think of why. It's been a few years now since I first started getting into e-sports, game streaming, that sort of thing, and it has brought me so much enjoyment. Not to mention the amazing discovery that people could make a living off of playing games, I think the 12-year-old me would have fainted if you told him that. I got into it through Starcraft, and iNcontroL was part of what made it so much fun to watch. I guess there was a part of my brain that associated him with all that enjoyment and excitement. A thought that I could always look forward to watching him cast a game or host an event and have a laugh. The world seems a sad and callous place when someone like that can be taken away so suddenly. My sympathies to those who were close to him | ||
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Loophole
United States867 Posts
On July 25 2019 14:51 Syrphidae wrote: As someone who never actually met or talked with iNcontroL, news of his death upset more than I would have thought. I don't really have social media accounts so just wanted to write something out of a selfish need to vent. I was feeling kind of silly about being so sad at this news, and was trying to think of why. It's been a few years now since I first started getting into e-sports, game streaming, that sort of thing, and it has brought me so much enjoyment. Not to mention the amazing discovery that people could make a living off of playing games, I think the 12-year-old me would have fainted if you told him that. I got into it through Starcraft, and iNcontroL was part of what made it so much fun to watch. I guess there was a part of my brain that associated him with all that enjoyment and excitement. A thought that I could always look forward to watching him cast a game or host an event and have a laugh. The world seems a sad and callous place when someone like that can be taken away so suddenly. My sympathies to those who were close to him Many of us feel the same way. Feels like I lost a brother and I never met him face to face. | ||
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Pandain
United States12989 Posts
On July 25 2019 11:31 Monarch.StarCrack wrote: https://youtu.be/fCSc-5c-U3I Thank you for posting this. | ||
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Thaniri
1264 Posts
What really got me is Day9's video remembering InControl. It was 2 and a half hours of weeping. And I watched the entire thing. I didn't pause to take a break or play games while listening. And it really emotionally struck a chord with me. There really is something special about tight knit communities like Starcraft. We all really are a family together. It takes a special kind of person to love Starcraft. And an even more special person to be such a community figurehead like InControl. I can't think of any other community where we bond over this insanely hard video game. Where we start each game with "gl hf" and end with "gg". How I can ask opponents on the ladder how I could have played better against their strategy and they will take the time to not only explain what to do but to play practice games with me. We have clan wars between passionate people who will never make a cent off of competitive Starcraft. There are casters for amateur tournaments with 5 twitch viewers and they still do it. This forum. The quality of the community is amazing and something to be admired. The fact that we get together to watch the best players in the world play Starcraft and get to see these personalities every day on stream just makes them feel like they really are our friends too. We sit alone behind our computer screens and get to listen as they crack jokes, talk about their lives and struggles, and live the esports life of fulltime Starcraft. Even though we may never have met him, he really was our friend online. And just the number of people with stories of great positive interactions with him online or at tournaments is heartwarming. I think Day9's stream remembering InControl really got to me because we are also important to the community figures of Starcraft. They read these forums. They reply to our posts and our DMs. If we are in their twitch streams we get to talk in real time. As much of an impact that they have on us, we have on them as a collective. While it should not have taken someone's death to motivate me, realizing that we're all human beings in this community together, and I knew it in my brain, but never in my heart, I am motivated to try to be as positive as possible when participating in all of my interactions with you guys in the future. Reading how much of an impact these small interactions with InControl has had on so many fans makes me wish I was 1/100th of the man that he was. I rambled a bit... But the point I wanted to make is that I have been inspired to become a better person by InControl. A man who I have never met. Never talked to other than "gl hf" and "gg". But having a small window to see into his life has really left an impression in my soul. | ||
rotta
5585 Posts
On July 25 2019 13:12 PartyBiscuit wrote: Rest in peace, completely devastating. Watching Day9s video now, just surreal. First Day9 video I've watched in years, hard not to tear up. | ||
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BlackPride
United States186 Posts
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b0rt_
Norway931 Posts
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mawno
Sweden114 Posts
On July 25 2019 14:51 Syrphidae wrote: As someone who never actually met or talked with iNcontroL, news of his death upset more than I would have thought. I don't really have social media accounts so just wanted to write something out of a selfish need to vent. I was feeling kind of silly about being so sad at this news, and was trying to think of why. It's been a few years now since I first started getting into e-sports, game streaming, that sort of thing, and it has brought me so much enjoyment. Not to mention the amazing discovery that people could make a living off of playing games, I think the 12-year-old me would have fainted if you told him that. I got into it through Starcraft, and iNcontroL was part of what made it so much fun to watch. I guess there was a part of my brain that associated him with all that enjoyment and excitement. A thought that I could always look forward to watching him cast a game or host an event and have a laugh. The world seems a sad and callous place when someone like that can be taken away so suddenly. My sympathies to those who were close to him Thank you so much for writing this. Mourning someone you never met or talked to feels so strange and its really hard for me to try and justify for myself why this has affected me so much. Four days have passed and I'm still a mess. | ||
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Archeon
3253 Posts
A public person shares part of himself with everyone. It's a one-way communication, but it still is communication and it happens to be mostly about stuff we all like. So we still build a (one-sided) relationship and it's very easy to like someone that's enthusiastic about something you like. And iNcontrol just was a very likeable and entertaining guy to begin with and always willing to share a story or crack a joke. Or if you want to see it cynically: Someone brought joy to you and now he won't ever again and that hurts. And iNcontrol brought a ton of joy to a lot of us, he was fucking amazing at that. Day9 weeping broke my heart twice, because I've always liked Day9 and always liked iNcontrol and it hurts to see one ball of positive energy gone and the other one so heartbroken. | ||
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Freezer_au
Australia1461 Posts
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shell
Portugal2722 Posts
Always watched his shows and followed his streams! It's really sad to see him go so young and so fast, it's a big shock to me to see him go like that, so suddenly. I bet he was fun to be around like all the players and casters say he was because on camera he always looked like that type of person! RIP Incontrol you will be missed! | ||
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Ziken
Ghana1743 Posts
I have never had the opportunity to attend a live starcraft event, and I was planning on making HSC XX my first time, and I have to admit I am so heartbroken that Geoff wont be there, though I have never met him and did not know him it really was something that I was looking forward to, something I was excited about, its amazing the connection you can feel to someone you have never met, just mutual love of Starcraft bringing a bunch of nerds together. RIP Geoff You truly left an impact on the whole community even on thousands that you never met and you will be sorely missed. | ||
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