RIP Alec Holowka

[NBlast]

Your game was something special to me.
It shaped me, amazed me and taught me how to see games as art.

Nobody deserves such fate. No matter the circumstances.
I hope that at least some part of this message will somehow reach you.

Farewell.

[Zelakon]

Originally posted by NBlast:

Your game was something special to me.
It shaped me, amazed me and teached me how to see games as art.

Nobody deserves such fate. No matter the circumstances.
I hope that at least some part of this message will somehow reach you.

Farewell.

+1

[Scrubwave]

Originally posted by BronzyIsland:

zoe quinn deleted her twitter.

She's the real victim here, sends thoughts and prayers.

[omgitsbees]

Alec was an abuser that relentlessly used his position and influence in the game industry to hurt people. There are 6 1/2 years of allegations against this guy, and it finally caught up to him. What he decided to do was his choice and his alone.

[Scrubwave]

Originally posted by omgitsbees:

Alec was an abuser that relentlessly used his position and influence in the game industry to hurt people. There are 6 1/2 years of allegations against this guy, and it finally caught up to him. What he decided to do was his choice and his alone.

"Allegations"
Allegations don't make one guilty.

[Erich Valestein]

Pretty amazing how no matter where that slag goes, she runs into "sexual abusers".

[Jim Crow]

Originally posted by Valestein:

Pretty amazing how no matter where that slag goes, she runs into "sexual abusers".

She's amazing, she can find them even when there are none. Now that's real talent

[Nacery]

She was right about opening about her harrassment but I think the real culprits here were the one who instead of simply denounce Alex past actions simply assault his twitter and started a hate and harrassment campaign against him. There is never a good reason to harass anybody (and with this I also refer to the people who harrassed Zoe for opening up).

[Kuro]

Originally posted by omgitsbees:

Alec was an abuser that relentlessly used his position and influence in the game industry to hurt people. There are 6 1/2 years of allegations against this guy, and it finally caught up to him. What he decided to do was his choice and his alone.

His position, you mean being a reclusive small time indie developer and musician? Versus a public figure that gets invited to the UN to promote her multi-million dollar business.

[Scrubwave]

Originally posted by Nacery:

There is never a good reason to harass anybody

Does poor ol' Zoe know this? Has anyone told her?

[DasaKamov]

Ironic that some people here are slandering another party by accusing them of harassment and slander.

Fact: No one except those closest to Alec(none of whom are on these forums) know the exact reasons behind his suicide. His sister has publically stated that he's suffered from depression and personality disorders his entire life.

Mental health is a serious concern, and the focus should be on helping those who need it, NOT on the childish blaming of others - especially when no one has any facts to go on.

[Bastard Ferret]

Here also to pay my respects. This was the first game I bought on Steam, I think. Back in ... 2013, I think. I had fun playing it. RIP, man.

[Alex_Amarok]

This game was something else. RIP.

[oo7_warhammer]

RIP.
Society needs to remember a person is innocent until proven guilty. If a person stands accused, they should have the right to privacy and only talk to the court of law. Members of society should keep their business to themselves and jumping on a bandwagon is typically what sheep who don't want to investigate the matter themselves will do. These lazy people shouldn't really be sewing vitriol, however unfortunately everyone has a right to free speech :(

[Keldroc]

Society is not the court. And the court is not always right, unless you really think OJ is on the cusp of finding the real killer. Dude made some good games and did some ♥♥♥♥♥♥ things. No one who knows him disputes that. Sorry someone related to a video game you liked turned out to be a crappy person, but that's how it goes sometimes.

[toth_psyche]

Originally posted by Keldroc:

Dude made some good games and did some ♥♥♥♥♥♥ things. No one who knows him disputes that.

While it’s true that a considerable number of people felt convinced by the initial allegations based on their own experience, it’s not correct to state that no one who knew Alec disputed the plausibility of the accusations. Jenna Sharpe, the voice of Naija, did.

Originally posted by Keldroc:

Sorry someone related to a video game you liked turned out to be a crappy person, but that's how it goes sometimes.

Having done crappy things in the past, even if he really did (some of) them, doesn't make one a crappy person. What is crucial here is that it doesn’t define one as a person in the first place. If only the public opinion hadn’t insultingly and cruelly deemed Alec to be “a crappy person,” which he wasn’t, based on what he allegedly did years ago, maybe things would have turned out differently. He was a complex and extremely talented person who had also done much good, and he certainly couldn’t be–and should have never been–reduced to his alleged wrongdoings. As a human being, he was much more than that.