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RE: An Ode to missing/lost AE players...

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 5:54 am
by GreyJoy
ORIGINAL: Icedawg

Unfortunately, we have to add Khyberbill (Bill Greenman) to this list. He was my first and only PBEM opponent so far. He passed away on August 6th from cancer.

I feel weird opening up the saved game menu and seeing that file there in slot "018". Even weirder when I open it up and scan the map a bit.

It's kind of funny how you can feel so sad about someone you never actually met in person - just someone who would drop emails with that nice little paper clip indicating an attached turn. A little bit of trash talking about events in the game, a few questions here and there about random life topics - and then you feel really sad reading the on-line obituary.

It's probably because Bill seemed like a really good guy. Good sense of humor, polite and courteous about turns and very understanding about all my "newbie" questions.

RIP Bill. You'll be missed. [:(]

really sorry to hear that. How old was he?

RIP mate

RE: An Ode to missing/lost AE players...

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 6:41 am
by Alfred
ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

Do you guys remember "AmiralLaurent" from original WitP - his great AAR showed how it was possible to capture and hold Hawaii?


Leo "Apollo11"

Most definitely.

Whenever someone asks me who I think are the strong Japanese players, I always answer that AmiralLaurent was in the top 3 of classical WITP players and there is no reason to believe he could not have successfully transferred over to AE. He was a master of logistical operations and a clear strategic thinker who based his operations on solid preplanning and objective analysis.

Alfred

RE: An Ode to missing/lost AE players...

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 8:15 pm
by Icedawg
If my math is correct, he had only just turned 66. He passed away two days after his birthday.

RE: An Ode to missing/lost AE players...

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 10:34 pm
by DOCUP
What about RevRick? I haven't seen him around for around a month.