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Dear friends,  We’re sorry to share such sad news, but in case you haven’t yet heard, earlier this month, our friend and beloved Multiplayer, Steve “Slurms” Lichtsinn lost his 2 and a half year battle with cancer. Many of you will remember him from his blogging (LagWar, Multiplaying, The Orrator), podcasting (CoTCast, Multiplaying, The MMO Show, Go Kart Brothers, Rift Happens, The Old RepubliCast, RavenKast, The Always SunnyCast), and countless hours of gaming with him. The outpouring of love expressed online since Steve’s passing serve as a reminder of how much he was loved by all who knew him. MassivelyOP wrote a very nice article about his passing. He was also fondly remembered on the Guild Wars 2 subreddit and all over MMO-Twitter. We will all miss Slurms so much. There’s no way to fill the void his loss leaves behind. We’re grateful that he spent so much time creating and sharing his wonderful personality through social media, blogs, and many recorded hours of gaming and podcasting. You can revisit him here: 

Slurms on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/Multiplayingdotnet 

Slurms on Twitter: twitter.com/_slurms 

Slurms on Instagram: www.instagram.com/_slurms/ 

Due to an unplanned all-weekend sitter, Aberrant and I decided to go AWOL from Multiplaying. 

But you can still get your podcast fix this week by checking out Relics of Orr. This week's episode features our very own Slurms. You can't keep that man from podcasting! Relics of Orr is a Guild Wars focused podcast and this episode covers the new Bazaar of the Four Winds content, including the new zone, Labyrinthine Cliffs, the scavenger hunt, and the new achievement points reward system. 

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Covering all the news in Tyria can be a challenge. One which led the Orrator’s sole field reporter to bouts of fatigue, panic attacks, and self-harm. Though the news is important to us here, we felt it wise to force our trusty “man on the street” to take some time away. The good news is he’s back!

WANT TO SELL: Gently used mace. I spent a good deal of time tracking down all of the necessary components for it, but upon first use the magical effects sent me into an epileptic seizure. Mail serious offers to Darrian Black.

WANT TO SELL: Collection of pre-1300 AE “Girls of Ascalon” calendars. Mint condition. Meet me under the bridge near the mystic forge in Lion’s Arch if interested.

Tragedy struck when a birthday celebration was held for one of the Order of Whispers eldest members yesterday. Bernard Fontaine had been the order’s accountant for the last fifty-five years, but the shock of thirty Whispers agents popping from stealth and yelling “SURPRISE!” was too much for the man who was a mere one year from retirement.

A represent from the order issued the following statement:

“Bernard was an amazing man. While most of us are out doing…. things… I’m not allowed to say what, exactly, but… Bernard was the backbone. He’d seen some serious stuff over his years, but his ticker couldn’t take the sudden appearance of his coworkers. He will be missed.”