« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Goodbye to Gary Gygax  (Read 2636 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline iago

  • Leader
  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 17914
  • Fnord.
    • View Profile
    • SkullSecurity
Goodbye to Gary Gygax
« on: March 07, 2008, 09:43:33 am »
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-dungeons_0309gl.State.Bulldog.1dfed5e.html

Most people probably have no idea who he is, and his death wasn't widely reported, but Gary Gygax, the inventor of Dungeons and Dragons, died earlier this week.

He was honoured by Blizzard in their World of Warcraft 2.40 patch (I'm told).

Today's xkcd is a tribute to him.

Yesterday's Order of the Stick is another tribute to him.

So there you go, one of the great men of our age (and probably one of the biggest indirect influences on my life) is gone. :(
Logged

Offline Blaze

  • x86
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 7136
  • Canadian
    • View Profile
    • Maide
Re: Goodbye to Gary Gygax
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2008, 10:38:26 am »
I heard about this on Monday, I think.  Tis a very sad event, indeed.

Edit:  Must have been Tuesday.
« Last Edit: March 07, 2008, 10:56:40 am by Blaze »
Logged
And like a fool I believed myself, and thought I was somebody else...

Offline Joe

  • B&
  • x86
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 10319
  • In Soviet Russia, text read you!
    • View Profile
    • Github
Re: Goodbye to Gary Gygax
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2008, 10:39:23 am »
Yeah, he's not honored in the game, but the entire content patch is dedicated to him.

Quote
In Memoriam: Gary Gygax

Blizzard Entertainment would like to dedicate the patch in memory of Gary Gygax. His work on D&D was an inspiration to us in many ways and helped spark our passion for creating games of our own. As avid D&D players and fellow game developers, we were all saddened by the news of his passing; we feel we’ve lost a true adventuring companion. Thanks for everything and farewell, Gary. You will be missed.

http://wowwiki.com/Patch_2.4.0
Logged
Quote from: Camel on June 09, 2009, 04:12:23 pm
I'd personally do as Joe suggests

Quote from: AntiVirus on October 19, 2010, 02:36:52 pm
You might be right about that, Joe.

Offline Warrior

  • supreme mac daddy of trolls
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 7503
  • One for a Dime two for a Quarter!
    • View Profile
Re: Goodbye to Gary Gygax
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2008, 01:44:25 am »
It's a huge patch too =)
Logged
One must ask oneself: "do I will trolling to become a universal law?" And then when one realizes "yes, I do will it to be such," one feels completely justified.
-- from Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Trolling

Offline Mythix

  • The Dude
  • x86
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1569
  • Victory
    • View Profile
    • Dark-Wire
Re: Goodbye to Gary Gygax
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2008, 10:20:50 pm »
As coming from a guy who has been reading his material and visiting the tomb of horrors since I was a young kid, this is definitely a sad time. My hack master group tonight finished up early and went out for drinks to a toast to gary. He'll be sorely missed.
Logged
Philosophy, n. A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.

- Ambrose Bierce

Offline warz

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1134
    • View Profile
    • chyea.org
Re: Goodbye to Gary Gygax
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2008, 06:03:16 am »
Quote from: Warrior on March 08, 2008, 01:44:25 am
It's a huge patch too =)

you like those HUGE patches, dont you? wink wink ;)
Logged
http://www.chyea.org/ - web based markup debugger
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »