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rockets455 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 4:19 pm one thing I haven't seen yet anyone considering and i know this is messed up to say but maybe Alex died. limbo. metaphor for his life around that time which gave him the idea for the project. nobody has heard a word from or about him, his websites are going offline, his projects unfulfilled, nobody can reach him on any platform. i think it is a very real possibility. hope i am wrong

Fenrir wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 6:06 pm

rockets455 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 4:19 pm one thing I haven't seen yet anyone considering and i know this is messed up to say but maybe Alex died. limbo. metaphor for his life around that time which gave him the idea for the project. nobody has heard a word from or about him, his websites are going offline, his projects unfulfilled, nobody can reach him on any platform. i think it is a very real possibility. hope i am wrong

It’s a reasonable conclusion given the lack of evidence but I’ve searched and don’t believe he’s passed away. Otherwise we likely would have heard something and been able to find an obituary.

GandalfPC wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 4:34 pm I am sure many people consider many things - it does not mean we need to type them out.

rockets455 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 8:26 pm [...] in my mind he either died or he scammed and ghosted everyone and i can't imagine he'd do something like that after being a pillar of the community for so many years

Timmargh wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 12:02 pm

rockets455 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 8:26 pm [...] in my mind he either died or he scammed and ghosted everyone and i can't imagine he'd do something like that after being a pillar of the community for so many years

There are many, many other possible reasons in between those two extremes.

GandalfPC wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 11:21 am If you have information on him or his family in China please PM me. I have removed a series of posts that were going to serve the purpose of having me lose my shit with commenters and served little purpose otherwise.

Bradius wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 3:18 pm I am sorry that Jack has had to take a huge financial and reputational hit. I will just say that whatever has happened, Alex has been a great help to the playing card community for years and that still counts for something to me. I am not saying I am happy, just going to point out that Alex has done a whole lot of great things over the years for the community, not to mention some amazing decks.

Leachy19 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 7:59 am Alex couldn’t craft a deck of cards to Jack’s level if he tried

Leachy19 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 7:59 am If this Alex dude ever tries to come back and make/sell cards, everyone should boycott his projects. What irks me the most is that people associate projects like Nazo Nazo with him. Alex did nothing - Jack did 100% of the design. Alex couldn’t craft a deck of cards to Jack’s level if he tried. Same thing for NPCCD 2020 - people associate that project with him but he didn’t design those decks - that was Kristina Carroll. This guy loved attaching himself to other artists that were miles more talented than he could ever dream to be. I personally think his “Seasons” branded cards are so meh - I personally wouldn’t spend $10 on any of his own decks.

And this is coming from someone who isn’t even owed any cards so I feel for those of you that he robbed since he clearly is alive and physically well. Rant done.

rousselle wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 4:27 pm Has JBP commented anywhere how he has come by the knowledge that Alex is physically well?

BaconWise wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 11:12 am

Leachy19 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 7:59 am If Alex ever comes back and make/sell cards, everyone should boycott his projects. What irks me the most is that people associate projects like Nazo Nazo with him. Alex did nothing - Jack did 100% of the design. Same thing for NPCCD 2020 - people associate that project with him but he didn’t design those decks - that was Kristina Carroll. I personally think his “Seasons” branded cards are so meh.

And this is coming from someone who isn’t even owed any cards so I feel for those of you that he robbed since he clearly is alive and physically well. Rant done.

If Alex ever returns to the scene, we will all be so lucky. Alex is one of the most innovative thinkers in the card world and has pushed the boundaries while helping significantly build the hobby. Before his exit, he was a pillar of the community. He spearheaded Portfolio52 and took over United Cardists while managing NPCCD and creating/collaborating on some of the most incredible annual deck projects you will ever see. He is the gold standard in creative thinking and his art style (while not to your taste) is highly-regarded.

As someone who supported his projects over the years, I am deeply frustrated that we don't have Blind Tiger or any other NPCCD decks since his departure. I had a lot invested in Blind Tiger and it sounds like I was lucky to receive my Limbo deck as others did not. That being said, your comments come across as fairly ignorant as to the contribution Alex has made. Perhaps you weren't aware of his involvement and what we owe him. You can boycott anyone you wish, but to downplay his contribution just doesn't sit right with me.