The kind of news we don't look forward to posting

[Meter]

Posted by Meter (mailto:meter@darkenbane.com)

I have just received word that a Darkenbane player has passed away.

Scott Crossland of Phoenix, Arizona passed away on Monday February 9, 2004. (http://www.legacy.com/azcentral/LegacySubPage2.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=1925934)

The names some of us knew him by were Phangg and Torquenada, he was a pleasant and dedicated member to our Planetside chapter of Darkenbane and was ready to shoot full force with us into WoW. As of right now, we have no information as to how he passed, but he will surely be missed by all who knew him.

Our thoughts go out to his family and friends.

[hiphop4321]

This is truely a sad day of me, the Force Recon family and the Planetside community as a whole. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Torques family. If any of you guys know his family and if they need anything please let us know, we are more then willing to help out in anyway.

Much love to all of you
hiphop4321

[Rambaudi]

Scott was like a brother to me, I've known him longer than I can remember. I honestly don't know what to say right now, I am still in shock. He was the best friend I ever had, always there when I needed him.

I'll get in contact with his family, see if there is anything they need, and try and find out more information. When I do, I will pass it on to you guys.

Thanks for being so supportive guys, this one really hit me hard.

-Ram

[Eyepatch]

Yea, Ram, please keep us updated. I know you've known him for an extensive amount of time, you have our support.


Yeah, hip, he was a big part of Force Recon, probably a bigger part of FR than he was DB. He's one of those guys everyone loves and you say "out of all the people out there, it just had to be him."


Hopefully Rambaudi will find out more.

[Azriel]

Yes im gonna miss him alot he was the first guy i squadded up with on Emerald when i first came to the server and then when i got back into Darkenbane he came with me....Talking in TS with him made playing PS ever the more fun with his sense of humor which would crack me up....Im gonna miss all that as I am gonna miss him dearly.....My condolences to his family and friends that knew him.

[Stoffer]

Damn, he was such a good guy. Hope his family and friends (ram also) get through this ok.

[Elizabethy]

Ouch :( This is truely sad to me too. I adored Phangg, he was one of the few people that played mine and tazzze's hours along with Spankybadboy. I thought of him like a friend and I hate to hear such bad news about him. My thoughts and prayers are with his family thru this tough time :(

[Mindgames]

Scott will be missed, its hard to hear these things about our members and friends... My prayers are with his family and friends....

We will do something in the future to dedicate something as a Memorial to Phangg.

[Tareslaeyn]

That fucking sucks a kid so young,and full of life had to pass away so soon.

My condolences go out to you guys,and his family.

[Gwyddion]

Scott brought a special feeling to the group whenever he was around. Always kept the mood light and helped out wherever he was needed.

All that knew him loved him, and will keep him with us forever in our hearts.

We'll miss you torque :(

[Toaday]

My prayers and thoughts go out to him and his family :( . PS would not have been fun without DBers like Phangg around.

[Xondio]

I am in great shock that this happened to Phangg, it was a privilege and an honor to play alongside him in Planetside, he and his family will be in my prayers. He was what made a group fun to be in, and was a truly genuine person. You will be missed Phangg.

[GrayRage]

Ah man :(

/salute to a friend and great gamer. We will remember him forever.

[FireTiger]

Scott you will be sorely missed in Force Recon and Darkenbane. I was truly looking forward to playing with you in WOW. Team work and comraderie
were synonymous with your play style. We have all lost a good friend.
Many a night or day you sat along with me in my Vanguard and we gave
our opponents the what for! You brought to Force Recon close teamwork
and coordination, everyone had a grand time when you were online.
I am still in Shock about this sad news. I hope you know, you made
many a friend online.
Our hopes and prayers to you and your family


Firetiger33

[SnakkpackJihads]

I never had the chance to meet him, But he sounds like a great guy.

[Lesa]

Yes this is very sad. Phanng was sweet and had a great personality. Had fun playing Planetside with him. Sucks he was so young. :(

[Mazer2k4]

Even though I didn't know the guy, this is sad news and feel sorry for his loss. I myself just realized how valuable life is coming close to possibly dieing to a seizure I had a couple of days ago. Atleast it taught me a life lesson of not to take drugs. This sounded like a great guy and my regards go out to his family.

[Meter]

Uch. Sad news indeed.

[Dempig]

I dont really know who he was , but that really sucks =/

[Detodos]

Just wanted to post here to give my regards to Scott and everyone who was a part of his life. I played with him a lot in Planetside and he was one of the nicest and most upbeat guys in the game. Had a couple personal talks with him and his easy going and kind character in the game matched his personal side. Teamspeak will never be the same because there was almost always a Phangg or Torquenada somewhere in a channel. He was very dedicated to this online community and I bet he was just as dedicated to other things in his life. Thanks for the fun times Scott, or as I knew him best - Phangg. Good luck on the other side buddy!

[Calrenkarn]

Just paying my respects, although I didnt know him on a personal level he was always helpful on teamspeak and a excellent teammate in game. Best wishes to his family in regards to their loss :( .

[Tuggo]

My Condolences to his family and DB.

[Rahne Sinclair]

Fuck man, Phangg was cool shit in Planetside. We started fighting together for DB around the same time. He was a good man.

I';m curious to know what happened.

[Haanibal]

I never knew him either, but if he was affiliated with Darkenbane then he must have been a good guy. I'm sorry for his family, and all his friends in RL as well as ingame. Does anyone know how old he was?

[Eyepatch]

He was 38 years old. We still do not have a clue what happened to him, but we're still trying to find out.

[Haanibal]

38 is to young to die, it couldn't have been natural causes unless he had some kind of terminal illness and never let his friends online know about it :( Either way it's really sad when things like this happen to good people, but my prayers are with his friends and family.

[SnakkpackJihads]

anyone know what happened to him? im still curious

[Eyepatch]

Yeah, the family wants to keep it private.

Can't say I blame them.

[maithia]

Hello!

I'm a long-time friend of Scott's and I found this link today. I can't tell you what it meant to me to read all of your kind words about him. He truly was an angel and will be greatly missed. If you didn't know him in person, it doesn't sound like it matters, because he seemed to touch you all the same way he touched all of us in his life.

His family is trying to come to terms with their loss and I think it will be a long recovery for them. Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated.

Maithia