A late tribute to InControl

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I just learned of his passing, belatedly because I haven’t been following the pro scene much since march (and I haven’t played much either).

I don’t know if this really serves any purpose, but I’d like to share a few thoughts with you guys…maybe I just need to talk about it a little.

Actually, today I opened a Blizzard email involving some promotion related to InControl… at first, I was just wondering what it was all about and then it hit me: Memorial bundle…
for a few seconds I even thought it was some kind of misunderstanding (like maybe he had retired and moved on to better things, so just a memorial for the end of his SC career, wishful thinking, I know), but google quickly dispelled that notion.

I have to say I am extremely saddened by the news.

I’ll be honest here… I never met him in person, I doubt I ever played him (not that I know of anyways but he played at higher levels so it’s unlikely), and while I did watch some of his casts, or occasionally watched the Pylon Show, he wasn’t really my favorite commentator.
I’m also a bit of an older player, probably much older than many SC2 players, and definitely straight, so it’s not like I had any weird gamer crush on him or anything like that
I did like him and wished him the best when I heard, a while ago, of his divorce… but having said that, yeah, there is no real reason the news should hit me as hard as they did.

Still, here I am, writing a heartfelt but ultimately pointless post…
I have to wonder why

I think it’s partly due to the fact that he was a very important member of the SC2 Community, and of course one of the guys that, I’m sure, helped create the e-sports scene.
I’m sure it’s also because he died while still in his prime (and it really seems so senseless when somebody so young suddenly passes away).
For another reason, I always had a lot of respect for anybody with the guts to try and abandon traditional career paths and carve their own little niche in this crazy world of ours… and that he certainly did.
It’s also, of course, a stark reminder that despite all our plans and our best intentions we don’t really know when the reaper will come knocking at our door.

His passing won’t really affect my life that much, but I still want to say, for whatever it’s worth it, that when people like him are not in it anymore, all of a sudden the world does feel a little emptier, and a little more meaningless.

RIP Incontrol…
Even a stranger like me feels the need to say this:
You will be missed :frowning:

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Yea, whether you like him or not, his contribution to SC2, to this community, should not be forgotten.
May the Force and Xel’naga be with him!

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I beat him with a 1 base ling drop rush, and when my lings shredded all his probes he said on his stream “I’LL TAKE IT, RIGHT TO THE TEETH!” as he gg’d. RIP.

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I felt the same emptiness my friend, he was a rare gem, he now rest beside Adun, Tassadar and Zeratul. En taro iNcontroL!

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hm i miss iNcontroL, now i feel kinda bad that i purchesd his announcerpack after i’ve learned from his passing, on the other hand that spent money may have been used to make that announcer free to everyone else so atleast that is my moral victory here (i highly doubt that in logical ways but still there is the hope since we all live in a capitla based society for the most part and i am not ashamed that i spent that money, the pack itself is topnotch, on par with TB one since both had a very similar approach for comedy here and i like sarcsm and cynism)

both left a big whole in my heart but they will be remembered for their unique contributions to the scene

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i have known about it for a while. it is however suspecious that starcraft 2 commentators dies so often. both is younger than me. the bundle might be a bit too late compared to when he died however.

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so far i know both had pre-existing conditions off severe illnesses but they still chose to be excellent to us fans and stuff, in that way i admire them both to this day and in the future :smiley:

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Sad thing is you cant be sure if this is reaction for PR crisis or they planned it beforehand.

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Oh my goodness, I wasn’t aware of this either. I honestly haven’t heard many of his casts, but he’s a big name and always gets mentioned. I can’t believe he is gone.

Rest in peace, InControl. I hope he’s in a better place now.

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I mean incontrol and Total Biscuit were the ShoutCraft Kings casters and I watched everyone of thos tournaments. Shoutcraft was really the only starcraft tournaments I watched regularly. I never had any announcers until now but now I have incontrol’s free announcer and I absolutely love it!!! Really brings me back in a lot of ways to better times. I’m going to but Total Biscuit’s announcer now too so I have them both. RIP to my favorite casting duo. I had to rely on these two guys after Day 9 and Husky basically ditched us.

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Lowko picked up the slack pretty well, and I like him a lot more than Husky. Crank is also a pretty good streamer, and Artosis and Tasteless are the best. Day 9 and Husky were fun, but the casters who replaced them are more than awesome.

But inControl will still be missed, no doubt about that.

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haha the only streamer I watch now is beastyqt…I think I found a video of him because he was doing a 1V7 in Brood War maybe or something like that against the computers. And I am a HUGE Brood War fan. But I subbed to him and have been watching him ever since. I like his stream a lot. But I have never watched any of Lowko’s videos maybe I should check him out. And I haven’t watched anything from Crank really other than the stuff he used to do with Total Biscuit. I guess I thought Crank retired from Starcraft.

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Lowko is awesome, he’s much better than Husky in my opinion. The guy’s enthusiasm, optimism and passion for the game is just so infectious. “HELLO EVERYONE!” “Don’t forget to smile, all right?”

Crank retired from the pro scene, but he regularly plays SC2 on Twitch, and has quite a strong following. He does a lot of crazy stuff and takes on requests from viewers, which are really entertaining to watch.

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ok thanks. I will have to check them out. I don’t know if you’ve seen Husky’s youtube channel lately but it’s very sad. His wife kind of took over his entire life and totally changed him. He had so much talent and enthusiasm too just like Lowko back in the day. He had so many fans it’s kind of just sad how he turned his back on everyone. A lot of people felt betrayed. But it’s his life I guess. I have a lot of respect for Crank because he helped make all of those Shoutcraft tournaments happen with all of his connections to the asian scene over there. Good to know that he’s still involved in the community.

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I followed Husky’s youtube channel until he disappeared. He gave the excuse that he was sick, something to do with his voice and health, and I understood that. If he needed a break, he needed to retire to take care of his throat and health, he should proritize that over casting. Then I heard from fellow fans that he basically joined his wife in streaming some cooking show or dog show in her Youtube channel and is helping her with that. Life happens, and he made his choice, and I don’t think any of us have a right to decide what he should do, or so I believe. I didn’t really feel betrayed, to be honest. I enjoyed his Bronze League Heroes, but now Lowko (and maybe WinterStarcraft, but I don’t really enjoy Winter’s videos as much as Lowko’s) have picked that up. Life goes on, people move on, and I found new casters to follow! Plus GSL with Artosis and Tasteless is still going strong! What’s one less Husky?

Yeah, Crank is amazing. He’s still very active in the Starcraft 2 community and talks to his followers on Twitch (okay, it’s just the Twitch chat in his channel, but still…).

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Game only died harder without him.

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