"My Ping Sucks" — River's High Latency Life

A light has gone out in the gaming blogosphere. As I said on Twitter upon hearing the news, I am in shock. Chris "River" Cavelle, sometime anti-feminist warlock proprietor of A High Latency Life—and a person I consider a good friend (as good as online friends can be)—has passed away suddenly. My Twitter feed exploded with the news. I've been on his Chicago Tribune obituary and Facebook memories page, both with outpourings of grief and condolences for his family. River was well liked in real life and online.

He was among the first bloggers to welcome me into the sphere. It was from Rivs that I got the idea for the 20 Days of Blogging, a project I got most of the way through, but still have yet to finish two years later. He inspired many posts on this blog, and I am sure other blogs, as well.

Like many, I was amused by his humorous posts, almost always accompanied by a scantily clad female model, usually—but not always—human. Occasionally, not even female. Then just a couple weeks ago, in the wake of the #YesAllWomen meme, he did a survey and learned for himself what women go through. I say this not as a political statement, but as a testament to River's willingness to reconsider his position on a topic when presented with evidence contradicting his previous views. I'd like to think I share this trait with him, though I know I have a long way to go on specifics.

River's last blog post was about getting into the alpha for Warlords of Draenor. I haven't decided if I will play the WoW expansion when it launches. But if I do, it will be bittersweet. I'll miss you, Rivs.

Several other bloggers also have tributes up already. I will try to consolidating the posts here. If you write one or see one I have missed, please let me know.

• In Memoriam from Crucible Gaming
• RIP, My Sweet Pea. Love, Sunshine. from A Girl Grey
• Remembering River from MMO Gamer Chick
• R.I.P. River from Bio Break
• So Long, River from Me vs. Myself and I
• River from I Has PC
• Rest in Peace River from Jaedia's Menagerie
• Another Sad Post from Clearcasting
• RIP River from Altamaniac
• Remembering Rivs from Echoes of Nonsense
• In Memorium from Ten Tentacles
• Remembering River from Tales of the Aggronaut
• Fade to Grey from ALT : ernative
• Farewell River from MmoQuests
• Remembering Life from MMO Gypsy
• Dear River from Scarybooster

And a special bullet for Scary's Podcast episode with River.

• PastCast and the recap.

With that…
MY PING SUCKS..I AM OUTTA HERE!
~The Real River

You may think your ping sucked, but we always got your message.

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