sonic moob
Banned
Yeah but in the 'real' world if someone you held dear died you would know how it happened. Would you keep knocking on the door of loved ones of the person past away if they didn't inform you how they had died?
Remembering Ryan Davis, 1979 - 2013
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ThreePiMatt
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Pretty sure that was one of Jeff's Midnight Brown shows he was at in that picture.
He was proud of never missing a Tuesday.
That's what I'm referring to... Of course, I would understand if they chose not to.
Only we're not badgering the family or his friends... Just speculative discussion.
AngelsDontBurn
Banned
The first time I saw this image I was incredibly jealous of his shirt, lol.
sonic moob
Banned
that's wrong in my eyes and disrespectful. If you care for someone but aren't a close friend or family then you should be patient and respectful of the situation, and the fact that your loss isn't comparable in any way to his families. Your need to know is nothing in comparison.
IndieJones
Member
Let's put it this way - Let's say you're buying groceries and you run into Steve who tells you Trevor - who you were good friends with in high school but haven't seen in a few years - passed away. Your first action would be, without question, to ask how he died, as in, "Oh, god! What happened?"
I guarantee you.
Ryan Davis was the good old high school friend we never had.
Being insanely curious about death is part of what makes us human.
it's the suspenders that sell it, that man got style.
PalaceBrother
Member
Oh man, I hadn't even thought about that. I'd wager the vast majority of the people who listen to it don't frequent GAF, GB or follow them on Twitter.
AngelsDontBurn
Banned
No kidding! Icing on the cake.
Haha where is that style go the last few years? 4 or 5 polo shirts in rotation and cargo shorts every day. Damn shame, damn shame.
EmCeeGramr
Member
Now I'm remembering the Nintendownload X-press feud and how Ryan just kept getting madder and madder as Jeff pushed it more and more, and then tried to play it off like he was just joking. 
buddha0991
Member
Now I'm remembering the Nintendownload X-press feud and how Ryan just kept getting madder and madder as Jeff pushed it more and more, and then tried to play it off like he was just joking.
I thought it was all actually just a joke
PalaceBrother
Member
Apparently the new Idle Thumbs just went up (recorded following last night's wonderful Surgeon Simulator 2013 live stream). Chris indicated that they share some memories of Ryan.
http://t.co/Ha8dB1Z8gO
http://t.co/Ha8dB1Z8gO
thekonamicode
Member
The Specials are playing Boston Thursday night.
Fuck off with this.
For certain people, losing an icon or an idol can easily carry the weight of losing a friend or a brother. No one should be made to feel bad about the fact that they feel bad.
Annihilator
Member
I agree about finding out how he died. No reason to hide it. It happens to everyone. Sure give it some time before coming out about it, but don't keep it hidden with a blanket "natural causes" statement. That will only fuel rumors in due time anyways.
It's always tragic when someone passes away and when I told my girlfriend about it yesterday who doesn't know of him or care that much about videogames the first question she asked was "what happened?" So yea people want to know how/why someone dies especially when there this young. It's the same question I would ask if she told me about someone who died. I mean ultimately 10,20,30,50,100 years from now it won't matter how he died but now it's something I would like to know since it's relevant to my interests in giantbomb, the website, the bombcast and gaming in general.
It's always tragic when someone passes away and when I told my girlfriend about it yesterday who doesn't know of him or care that much about videogames the first question she asked was "what happened?" So yea people want to know how/why someone dies especially when there this young. It's the same question I would ask if she told me about someone who died. I mean ultimately 10,20,30,50,100 years from now it won't matter how he died but now it's something I would like to know since it's relevant to my interests in giantbomb, the website, the bombcast and gaming in general.
OmnipotentO
Member
I hear that and will continue to respect that but there's no denying that question is the elephant in the room. People will speculate. Its bound to happen when no reason is given for someone so young, for someone so loved by the community. We all want to know why this is happening. How could this happen? He was the life of the GB party. Why? Just... why?
AuthenticM
Member
I hope we're getting a bombcast today. I'd respect them not wanting to do one, but I want to hear what they have to say on the matter.
EmCeeGramr
Member
I'm pretty sure it started out as Ryan and Jeff just joking around, and then in their usual manner it got pushed until Ryan actually started to get annoyed with it, which then wrapped around to being a joke again.
Specifically the part where Ryan put up a petition to stop the X-press in exchange for an early Bombcast if they reached a certain number of signatures, and Jeff put up a "NDX RULEZ, RYAN DROOLZ" petition that got like triple the signatures in an hour and Ryan went on a big Twitter huff about how it was all a joke so he didn't lose anything, wrestling's fake nerds
securitypigeon
Banned
It's not like they would say anything surprising, but I know what you mean.
I'm not a massive Giant Bomb fan, probably visit 2-3 times a week to watch their Quick Looks & read reviews, but this news has saddened me. Every time I've seen Ryan in the live streams, he's usually the stand out personality There's not many people in the game industry that are truly likeable, but Ryan was. He will be missed, RIP Mr Davis.
Fried Food
Banned
They'll do one. What better way to celebrate Ryan then to carry on his torch
GillianSeed79
Member
Regarding the possibility of podcast tonight, I did find it curious that the title of the latest 8-4 Play podcast is This is your next podcast in capital letters. I won't blame them one bit if they don't do one tonight.
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Deleted member 22576
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That cast is like a week old and I thought it was a reference to the edge "this is your next console" cover story.
There's definitely no connection there. The title is just refering to Edge's "This is your next consle" cover.
That's a reference to the EDGE cover about the PS4, which said 'THIS IS YOUR NEXT CONSOLE'. Nothing else.
GillianSeed79
Member
Ah, never mind then.
MikeE21286
Member
Ok now this is weird. This is when I normally listen to the bombcast.
Might listen to an old one. But that might be even weirder.
Miss ya Ryan
Might listen to an old one. But that might be even weirder.
Miss ya Ryan
Pound_lb003
Member
Ok now this is weird. This is when I normally listen to the bombcast.
Might listen to an old one. But that might be even weirder.
Miss ya Ryan
It's never here THIS early lol!
This evening is gonna be proper weird.
baphomet
Member
Well that's in your eyes. Don't concern yourself with what others think and don't talk down to them for asking about his death. You can fuck right off telling other people how to behave after someone's death.
I don't see anything wrong with that necessarily. If Ryan passed away due to some horrible complication involving lack of sleep, prescription drugs, and weight related issues, it could help others in danger of mixing/messing with any of that. Not saying any family or friends should feel obligated to make this tragedy serve as a cautionary tale, but you asked, so there's the good that could come of it.
Fattony12000
Member
This is utterly heartbreaking. Jeff was the one to make the edit to Ryan's wiki page upon the public announcement of his death.
I'm thinking of making a tread along the lines of "I'm getting a Giant Bomb subscription, who else?", would it be in poor taste? I'm very ambivalent about it so if you guys think it would be in poor taste, I'll just skip it. It wouldn't be some kind of huge charity drive like 8bit tried to do, just a small thread encouraging people to support the GB guys in the best way we can right now. So, unnecessary and in poor taste or ok?
Mister_Bubbles
Member
This is utterly heartbreaking. Jeff was the one to make the edit to Ryan's wiki page upon the public announcement of his death.
Jesus
Poor taste imo. Giving money is not helping them with their loss.
BlastProcessing
Member
Maybe in a few weeks? It feels too soon for anything like that, but what do I know, everything about this sucks.
Ghost Dad the Whip
Member
The surgeon simulator twitch stream was tough for me to watch until Jake saved the day by switching to Tf2 mode and baboon hearting the Heavy back to life.
SuicidalSteve
Member
This is utterly heartbreaking. Jeff was the one to make the edit to Ryan's wiki page upon the public announcement of his death.
No words can describe what Jeff must have felt when doing that...
DUFFMCWALIN
Member
It felt like a real wrestling bit which made it even better.
edit: I think I'm over the mourning phase now. I mean I never knew the guy personally so my connection to him isn't as strong as his friends or family but after watching content he is in I can't help but smile and feel better. I'm sure thats what he would've wanted, all of us smiling and having a good time. All we have left is memories, but damn they are all great memories that we can rewatch as much as we want.
In a way, it's reminded me how lucky we are that this is such a young industry. We so rarely have to deal with the passings of those we admire and respect unless it's someone gone way to young, like Ryan, or someone from the very early days of gaming.
We should cherish these days, they won't last forever.
We should cherish these days, they won't last forever.
This is utterly heartbreaking. Jeff was the one to make the edit to Ryan's wiki page upon the public announcement of his death.
Man thats gotta be rough.
Thanks a lot for that. He expressed himself about what I'm feeling about this and my thoughts about Ryan better than I could.
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