02-01-2012, 05:27 AM
I stopped by in search of information about Diablo III, and was delighted to see The Lurker Lounge still up and running. Then... I came upon this thread :-(
Apologies for my most sincere but very late condolences, and my heart goes out to -Magi for such great loss. I am sending you thoughts of peace and courage, and now post with fond memories and remembrance of Pete.
Lured into Tristram Village in 1998 when the Macintosh version of Diablo was released, I soon started posting Rogue character adventures on the Diablo Strategy Forum (during the tail end of what Armin calls, "those glory days of DSF"). Pete was an experienced Diablo player, and one of the regular posters. His comments on my post were always kind, always encouraging, always wise, and often very funny. In a reply to my post on how a Rogue can clear a level consisting of Lava Maws and Maelstorms with witches thrown in the mix, he quoted Voltaire and commented how "...levels like this tend to build character rather than characters" along with various useful tips and strategies.
In many ways, he was a Deckard Cain ("Cain the Elder") of DSF (and The Lounge), someone who could provide players with valuable advice for "quests" - game or otherwise. At the least, he was for me.
I leveled and retired my Rogue character at 50 in 1999. -Magi, Bolty, and Cathrin[BWO] accompanied me on her final game of Hell/Hell run. I still have screenshots of that golden moment.
Those days may be long gone, but the memory still lives on...
Angelstar3
P.S. "Hello my friend. Stay a while and listen..."
I see some familiar names on this thread.
It's been years (almost a decade?) since I last played my Diablo II Amazon characters and/or any games.
For a short trip down the memory lane and as a tribute to Pete, here's link to Game Spot's "Video Game History Month: Diablo":
http://www.gamespot.com/diablo/videos/vi...lo-6313194
Apologies for my most sincere but very late condolences, and my heart goes out to -Magi for such great loss. I am sending you thoughts of peace and courage, and now post with fond memories and remembrance of Pete.
Lured into Tristram Village in 1998 when the Macintosh version of Diablo was released, I soon started posting Rogue character adventures on the Diablo Strategy Forum (during the tail end of what Armin calls, "those glory days of DSF"). Pete was an experienced Diablo player, and one of the regular posters. His comments on my post were always kind, always encouraging, always wise, and often very funny. In a reply to my post on how a Rogue can clear a level consisting of Lava Maws and Maelstorms with witches thrown in the mix, he quoted Voltaire and commented how "...levels like this tend to build character rather than characters" along with various useful tips and strategies.
In many ways, he was a Deckard Cain ("Cain the Elder") of DSF (and The Lounge), someone who could provide players with valuable advice for "quests" - game or otherwise. At the least, he was for me.
I leveled and retired my Rogue character at 50 in 1999. -Magi, Bolty, and Cathrin[BWO] accompanied me on her final game of Hell/Hell run. I still have screenshots of that golden moment.
Those days may be long gone, but the memory still lives on...
Angelstar3
P.S. "Hello my friend. Stay a while and listen..."
I see some familiar names on this thread.
It's been years (almost a decade?) since I last played my Diablo II Amazon characters and/or any games.
For a short trip down the memory lane and as a tribute to Pete, here's link to Game Spot's "Video Game History Month: Diablo":
http://www.gamespot.com/diablo/videos/vi...lo-6313194