How does it feel to die in a permadeath game after five years? In short: not great.
On Wednesday, April 24, Twitch streamer Phil Watson was playing Minecraft, just like he does most days, for a small audience of a dozen or so viewers. He was digging a new mineshaft when things went to hell: a creeper, a baby zombie, a skeleton, and a spider all mobbed him at once, and by the time he realized he was in over his head, it was too late. He tried to run away and heal by munching on a golden apple, but the spider delivered a killing blow.
It's funny to say that I have a number that equates to my sadness. I can say hey, look: 'This sadness I felt is worth this many views.The next day he checked r/livestreamfails, because someone had mentioned they'd posted a Twitch clip of his death there. It didn't play out quite like he expected when the clip went viral."I thought I was going to get ripped to shreds," he said, for coming to such a sudden, unnecessary end. But instead of ridicule, he got empathy."Something about that death I think resonated with a lot of people that play the game still."
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