RIP Vile Rat, EVE Online Diplomat, IRL State Dept Rep Killed In Benghazi
I'm an Eve player.  I'm a TEST member so for quite a while I've been an allie to the alliance he was a member of but thats not why I know him.  I knew VR because he was one of the most well know and well respected diplomats in the complex and amazing game of eve.<p>For those that don't play the game you have allies(who are called blues) and enemies(reds), and neutrals(greys) TEST(reddit) and Goons(SomethingAwful) always would joke about their ability to shoot blues(allies) for fun.  But it would always require a trip to Vile Rat to sort it out.<p>I didn't know the man personally but I have respected him for a long time in a game that I really enjoy and from that I honestly feel personally connected to him.  I have a lot of friends in this game who actually are personally connected to him.<p>Eve is fun, eve is empires with consequences, eve is taking a risk and losing it all.  Something I think the traditional HN crowd would enjoy.<p>RIP Sean<p>And condolences to your family and your many friends around the world and all the people that have seen your messages, watched your diplomacy and looked up to your lead.<p>EDIT: for people up voting me for this.  I appreciate the thought but I don't feel comfortable collecting virtual points for this.  Instead of an up vote please just post a reply.