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Brad McQuaid, Co-Creator of EverQuest, Dead at 51

posted by Fnord666 on Thursday November 21 2019, @08:42AM   Printer-friendly
from the RIP dept.

Teckla writes:

Brad McQuaid, MMORPG developer, the creator of "EverQuest" and the Chief Creative Officer of Visionary Realms, has died at the age of 51, according to a tweet from Pantheon MMO's official account. McQuaid died on November 18. Brad McQuaid's cause of death has not been made public.

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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday November 21 2019, @04:42PM (3 children)

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Thursday November 21 2019, @04:42PM (#923049) Homepage Journal

    Dude created the first proper 3D MMORPG of any notable size and was a pretty nice guy the few times I chatted with him. Sucks to lose folks like him.

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  • (Score: 1) by RandomFactor on Thursday November 21 2019, @10:11PM (2 children)

    by RandomFactor (3682) Subscriber Badge on Thursday November 21 2019, @10:11PM (#923172) Journal

    I will always have fond memories of quad kiting Chromodracs in Skyfire.

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