I read this post on another blog and I had to share it here. He says he knows Bethesda will never see it, but I hope that someone will!



I read this on Joystiq.com
Here is the link to the original blog post if anyone is interested in passing on kind words
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/15/skyrim-patch-1-3-up-for-xbox-360/

Someone should read this. Would be a shame for them not to. Can't lie and say I can imagine what he's felt but sorry for the loss and hope you enjoy playing Skyrim.

Makes all the other stuff kind of.... irrelevant eh?

I have a similar situation. Only it was my daughter.

Very sad. Thanks for posting. This forum could really use some perspective regarding what is important and what real problems are. A buggy game just doesn't seem like much of a problem after reading this.

People had expectations that were unrealistic, plain and simple. If they played TES games before, they hoped all the issues and "problems" from previous games would magically be resolved. If they had never played TES but enjoyed Fallout, they were anticipating Fallout with swords and dragons.

What we got was exactly what I expected: a TES game. A game wherein the devs spent 3/4 of their time detailing the world and 1/4 of their time filling it with quests and characters. Yep, a true TES game You can still powerlevel almost anything. You can still be a god in hours if you play your cards right. You can still become the guild leader and hold no power, and still be talked down to by NPC's while wearing the best, most dangerous weapons in the land.

Yes, a TES game. And I love it. If people would let go of what they thought they would have, and instead appreciate what they DO have, things would be a lot better.

I don`t think we need to use this man`s grief to make a point.

My heart goes out to this guy. I can`t even imagine the pain of that.
It`s quite touching that he feels the game has brought him closer to his wife. I hope it helps ease his grief over time.

Now I feel like a jack-ass for even having any complaints.

I'm glad to see that TES helped somebody deal with a tragedy in their life. It not only shows that TES is great, but video games in general are, too.

It would be heartbreaking also to see this genuine topic disappear under a torrent of endless my-magician-cannot-tank threads.

That certainly put a whole new perspective on things. Here I am joking about not being able to marry Hroki, and this guy will never get to play the game with the girl he loved and married. Dang. I kinda lost my will to goof around for today. Need to be reflective TIRRB for a moment.

Here's to Jon, man. Hope Skyrim keeps helping to alleviate his grief.

You lost your daughter??

My sorrow goes out to you and the unfortunate man who lost his wife recently.. may they rest in peace, they are looking down on you guys from a safe place.

Yes I did. I lost the closest human being to me.

I don't mean to hijack the thread BTW.

My condolence. That should never happen!



But did you have to poke that bear?

If it's real, good letter. But my experience of the internet has taught me to never EVER believe anyone who says about some kind of sad story online. I've seen people pretend to have cancer to get attention and make Canada look bad.

I wasn't a happy clappy chappy that day.

Edit: also, don't put things like this on the internet. I remember when someone I knew died and had a facebook page setup. Was full of absolutly hilarious trolls.

Hi Uzibeatle. I'm sorry that you felt you needed to post such an unnecessary rant against people simply voicing sympathy. The content of your post makes no sense whatsoever to normal people however. Human beings are just not equipped to have all concerns at the tops of their minds all the time. We deal with one thing, then we deal with another, that's how it works.

We all have our problems. You must know that death is not the worst, for me death is just the opposite. The worst is being lonely in a world filled with unions, teams and groups of problems, diseases and loss.

Dont be a cynical asshat and then attempt to apologize. When confront with tragedy personally it is good to see people act with human compassion.

There are several studies done recently on why people have a limited emotional output when confronted with so much worldwide tragedy. They found that it has nothin to do with wether you are a good or bad person but it is a defensive mechanism in our brain to protect ourselves from being over emotionally taxed. Same for why people are nicer and more open to strangers in small towns. If someone who lives in a city walked around with the Same filter that someone who lives in a small town they would be emotionally worn out. The body protects itself from too much emotional investment because too much actually hurts it.

Your exhibiting this by having a closed off reaction to the thread. Your body detects too much emotional damage and shuts down tI protect itself. Realize what your doing and dont push your [censored] onto other people.

My condolences as well, and Uzibeatle... Your completely right about everything you posted.

DMarkwick sorry to hear that I really am. I'm also blown away by the other story. Words kind of fail to express my sympathy here.

The reason I'm happy with this game is less dramatic but still makes me more positive and thankful than most. Being a person with three chronic diseases which might kill me anytime I'm just grateful I'm still here to enjoy it. I was seriously doubting I would make it until Oblivion let alone Skyrim.

For those living close to or having experienced the death of their loved ones the whole outlook on things change.

All those stupid comments on here about it being a whine thread or whatever; be very effing happy you don't understand and pray you will never get to experience anything like it.

Edit- and no I don't need any pity. I simply use it to explain my situation and why I do things or how I think a certain way. I'm far from the oh woe is me type.

I have deleted all the inappropriate posts from this thread. If you don't have something nice to say, then don't post.

Exactly, precisely, this.

Am I the only one who found that rather sappy and kind of creepy? :confused:

Anything that helps you heal, is ok in my book.

I hope so.

Contrary to what hipster culture would have you believe, cynicism does not make one cool.

I can't stand hipsters. I'm just saying, involving a video game in the mourning of a lost loved one is kind of... odd.