NumberSix Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 So, uh, hey, here's the kind of event we rarely cover here on Nightly, though it's good that we haven't had to: For longtime members who remember Macstorm as an active participant in the Save Point, as Moderator of our one-time Final Fantasy forum (one of our coolest-looking forums ever), and as an all-around good dude in great standing... If you weren't already staying in touch with him on social media, I regret to pass along the news that Macstorm passed away this past Saturday morning. He'd been fighting cancer over the past several months or longer, and tweeting about it fairly candidly. At one point it was beaten down in remission and he kept right on posting about video games in general and handheld in particular. I'm pretty sure he'd even been making money at video game site writing. One week ago things took a turn for the worse. His family (probably his wife) shared the news in one last tweet yesterday, attached. R.I.P. Michael. Sorry about the FF Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 I hadn't stayed in contact, but I remember him from the before times. Always a very cool guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 RiP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 So sorry to hear this. I didn’t post much in the Save Point, so I only remember him by name. Hurts to lose one of our own. I wish I had known him better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 I'm really sorry to hear that. I hadn't really thought about him recently (much like most former members), but as soon as I saw his username posted, I remembered him quite clearly as being a really good guy. Thanks for letting us know, Six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 My sincere condolences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny Skywalker Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Very sad news, indeed. He was a really nice guy and solid contributor to this site. He really made the FF forum and Save Point what they were/are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 I only remember seeing the name around, I don't think we ever actually interacted... that's still awfully sad news. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryn Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Aw man. Nice guy. RIP, Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephi Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Thanks for posting, NumberSix. I actually came here to post the same thing if it hadn't already been done. I got to know him most when a bunch of us from Nightly played Final Fantasy XI. During that time I was a dumb high school kid but he never talked down to me. Since then, I followed him on Twitter and every so often we would reminisce about our good old days. He was always super helpful, positive, and optimistic. I'm sad I didn't get to know him on a more personal level but that's how life is. If anyone here didn't know, he was also a long-time Editor-in-Chief for the enthusiast site RPGamer.com. They've posted a short obituary about him: https://rpgamer.com/2018/08/rpgamer-editor-in-chief-michael-a-cunningham-passes-away/ RIP, friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Had many good times with Mac in the FF forum. Was always so jealous of all you folks that got together on nightly and played FF11 together. Always fun watching the daily updates in the FF11 thread though. Hate hearing this news about Macstorm. I play FF14 often, and sometimes reminisce about the fun times in the FF forum and wonder if any of you all are playing FF14 online with me. I remember the admins were against a FF forum, didnt think thered be enough traction for it, but we actually ended up making that forum pretty successful for a few years. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerimar Nyliram Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Memory eternal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 & 6 years to go... Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Did not know him well, but what a damn shame. My condolences to all that knew him well. Whether on here, Twitter, or face-to-face. Cancer ****ing blows. Takes a lot of people far too young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I'm sad to read this. He was always great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Robin Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Mac always seemed to be a decent sort, I feel for his family both for his passing and having lived through what cancer does obviously to the loved one but also the family. My mother-in-law and father-in-law were both taken by cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonTucker Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 He was my best friend. Thanks for posting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuskenRaider Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Man, that is really terrible news to hear. I remember him mostly around Final Fantasy and games in general. He was always great to me and had a lot of interesting takes on things. I remember he wrote up a proper video game review of my Basketweaver game and put it up on an unadvertised page of RPGamer.com (I think that was the site). Later on, his boss or whoever found it and asked him what the hell it was. I can't imagine how that conversation must have went, but it made me laugh. He will certainly be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB Tampon Karaoke Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 so sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamevet Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Cancer sucks! It's sad to have a life snuffed out by such a horrible disease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 So sad to hear. My condolences. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Thanks for sharing this, NumberSix. My condolences to all who knew him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Spoon Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 RIP, Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invisible Boy Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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