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R.I.P. Mark Valentine (aka h2orat)

bazagbazag Member Posts: 375 Arc User
edited September 2013 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Mark Valentine (aka h2orat), former Video/Media supervisor at PWE and foundry Author has passed away.

Mark was responsible for some great trailer videos for Star Trek Online particularly, created the spotlit foundry mission The Rising Pheonix and was all around a good guy.

Mark had to take leave for treatment when he was diagnosed with cancer. The cancer had spread but now seemed under control and things were improving. Unfortunately you cannot take anything for granted with cancer and he died.

My thoughts and prayers go to his family and friends through this time and I am sure he will be missed at Cryptic and at Perfect World.

H2orat's GoFundMe has more details regarding how things have been going.
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  • zorbanezorbane Member Posts: 1,617 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    RIP always sad to hear when someone passes away prematurely
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  • agradyagrady Member Posts: 44 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Thank you for letting us know. Truly sad news and I give my love and support to his family and friends. So many people loved and appreciated his work and his company.


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  • captpfdenniscaptpfdennis Member Posts: 156 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Mark was a great guy, and talented videographer. He was our first dev guest on PrimetimeUGC. I'll never forget how generous he was with his time, and how helpful and informative he was. We talked for hours and we, at StarbaseUGC, were happy just to get to know him. He will be sorely missed.
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  • kirksplatkirksplat Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    He was a very nice and talented guy. May he rest in peace. He will be missed.

    Thank you to everyone who donated to his site to help him and his family. I wish them the best during a difficult time of grief. It's very sad news.
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  • tacofangstacofangs Member Posts: 2,951 Cryptic Developer
    edited September 2013
    :(
    He will be missed.
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  • cerritourugcerritourug Member Posts: 1,376 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    My deepest condolences to the family and friends. May he rest in peace.

    It is very sad when good people go so young.
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  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    tacofangs wrote: »
    :(
    He will be missed.
    My thougths exactly. :(
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  • cerberusfilmscerberusfilms Member Posts: 40 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Mark was always incredibly helpful, patient and kind with me.

    He was incredibly talented, and knew his craft inside and out. He was always happy to help and talk.

    I regret that I never got to meet him in person. He was a wonderful human being!

    I will miss him.

    My sincerest heartfelt condolences to all his friends, colleagues and family.
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  • terilynnsterilynns Member Posts: 42 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    RIP Mark and my deepest sympathy to everyone at Cryptic and to his "RL" family.

    Mark was amazingly supportive of the entire STO community, from the forum posters to the podcasters. He loved Trek and that love was reflected in his amazing video work.

    I'm going to miss him terribly...

    :(
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  • newromulan1newromulan1 Member Posts: 2,229
    edited September 2013
    Is it possible to have a doff named after him?
  • c0nd1t10nr3dc0nd1t10nr3d Member Posts: 638 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    This is indeed sad news. May you rest in peace Mark. You will be missed by us all. My heart and sympathy goes out to you, your family and your friends Mark.

    See you on the other side one day. :(
  • bazagbazag Member Posts: 375 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Some sort of unique DOFF or NPC forever memorialising him in the game would certainly be appropriate.
  • woodyvalleywoodyvalley Member Posts: 89 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    It is sad news.

    My condolences to the Valentine family and close friends.

    I like the idea of a Doff in his name, certainly good way to thank him for his work in STO and other PWE games.
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  • crappyturbocrappyturbo Member Posts: 201 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    A DOFF or NPC would be appropriate. MWO produced a mech in tribute to a 5 year old player in Vancouver Canada named Sarah Parries who passed away from a cancerous brain tumor, I think Cryptic / PWE should top or at least equal that benchmark.
  • sanokskyratsanokskyrat Member Posts: 479 Media Corps
    edited September 2013
    :( R.I.P Mark
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  • crappyturbocrappyturbo Member Posts: 201 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Forgot to my condolences to his family and friends
  • azurianstarazurianstar Member Posts: 6,985 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    bazag wrote: »
    Mark Valentine (aka h2orat), former Video/Media supervisor at PWE and foundry Author has passed away.

    :(

    My condolences to his family and co-workers.

    I really did love the F2P and LoR trailers, they were true works of art.



    I hope that the team will set a special place in the Foundry for his Foundry mission(s), like a type of memorial.
  • newromulan1newromulan1 Member Posts: 2,229
    edited September 2013
    azurianstar wrote: »
    :(

    My condolences to his family and co-workers.

    I really did love the F2P and LoR trailers, they were true works of art.



    I hope that the team will set a special place in the Foundry for his Foundry mission(s), like a type of memorial.

    I am still like the idea of a special bound purple doff - maybe a civilian
  • askrayaskray Member Posts: 3,329 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    It is very sad to hear this. :(


    My greatest condolences to his family, coworkers and friends that knew him.
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  • hippiejonhippiejon Member Posts: 1,581 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    My condolences to his family and friends.

    I really loved the trailers he made, and the care and support he always showed for the community on multiple levels was inspiring and wonderful. He will be missed.
  • cryptickestrelcryptickestrel Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Mark was one of those people who make you feel privileged just to have met them.

    Amazingly creative, always upbeat, always fun to be around, totally dedicated to his work. He loved Cryptic, our games and our players and was always willing to go the extra mile to make something better.

    I'm going to miss those ridiculously long email chains full of jokes and ideas.

    /em raises glass

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  • idronaidrona Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    I know of "h2orat" thanks to the GoFundMe page and was hoping he'd be ok..

    Sorry to hear these sad news, R.I.P.
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  • bitemepwebitemepwe Member Posts: 6,760 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    bazag wrote: »
    Mark Valentine (aka h2orat), former Video/Media supervisor at PWE and foundry Author has passed away.

    Mark was responsible for some great trailer videos for Star Trek Online particularly, created the spotlit foundry mission The Rising Pheonix and was all around a good guy.

    Mark had to take leave for treatment when he was diagnosed with cancer. The cancer had spread but now seemed under control and things were improving. Unfortunately you cannot take anything for granted with cancer and he died.

    My thoughts and prayers go to his family and friends through this time and I am sure he will be missed at Cryptic and at Perfect World.

    H2orat's GoFundMe has more details regarding how things have been going.

    May the Good Lord take him and keep until his loved ones get to see him again, new body and all.
    Amen.
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  • lan451lan451 Member Posts: 3,386 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    What?! NO!

    I didn't even know he was sick...

    Man...I remember back in the early days of STO having a conversation with him about being able to get the option to turn off the shield rings around our starships. He said that he would try to get some sort of dev tool that he used for videos into the game so that we could at least temporarily get rid of the rings until a permanent solution was found. He wasn't able to get the dev tool in game, but shortly after that we had the ability to turn them off. A feature that I still use and enjoy to this day. I told him that I would name my escort after him for that, the USS H2orat. And I did.

    I remember him watching Rachel Garret's videos and then trying to get him to apply at Cryptic so that he could make videos with him. That was always funny.

    ...ugh, that's now two people I've known over the internet that have passed away due to cancer this year. The first was a friend and SG mate over on the CO side, and now H2orat.

    Anyway, before I get to wrapped up in that, I'll just say that I'll miss the guy and that my thoughts go out to his family.

    :(
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  • altexistaltexist Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    I was sadden to hear about his passing.

    My condolences to his family. He will be missed.
  • psiameesepsiameese Member Posts: 1,650 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    I'm saddened to read of this news. My condolences to Mark Valentine's family. My thanks for his contribution to my gaming experience. His posts here were helpful insights into the game back in the early days.
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  • daveynydaveyny Member Posts: 8,227 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    It is always very difficult and sad to lose someone we know and care about...

    Especially one so young.

    Though I only knew of this fine young man through these forums, I wish to send my deepest and heartfelt sympathies, to his Family and Friends on their loss.

    May we all be reassured, that though his earthly-light has gone out, his inner-glow will continue to be felt and seen by those who loved him, not only through his work on this game, but in their hearts and minds for as long as they remember him.


    Rest In Peace H2orat, your ephemeral trip through this life has ended, but your glorious, eternal, spiritual-journey has just begun.


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  • sunfranckssunfrancks Member Posts: 3,925 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Very sad news indeed. My heart goes out to his family and friends.

    Speaking as someone who lost his mother to this horrible disease, I can understand what they are going through.

    R.I.P. :(
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  • azurianstarazurianstar Member Posts: 6,985 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    newromulan1 wrote: »
    I am still like the idea of a special bound purple doff - maybe a civilian

    Why not both?

    The DOFF as a tribute and his Foundry mission(s) as a memorial.
  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Hopefully, he is currently making a Star Trek MMO for all the fans of Star Trek that have passed on that makes STO look like it was made by a bunch of 5 years olds in comparison or fulfill whatever dream he might have had on this Earth.
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