{"id":132074,"date":"2023-02-24T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-145660"},"modified":"2023-02-24T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T11:30:00","slug":"jason-leinfors-parker-popular-qa-tester-on-terraria-has-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/02\/24\/jason-leinfors-parker-popular-qa-tester-on-terraria-has-passed-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason &#8216;Leinfors&#8217; Parker, Popular QA Tester On Terraria, Has Passed Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4872496dd3b9f\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4872496dd3b9f\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Terraria\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4872496dd3b9f\/terraria.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4872496dd3b9f\/terraria.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Terraria\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Re-Logic<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jason &#8220;Leinfors&#8221; Parker, a well-known QA Tester on the huge indie sandbox game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/terraria\">Terraria<\/a>, has passed away, Re-Logic has announced.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing the announcement on the <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/forums.terraria.org\/index.php?threads\/the-passing-of-an-icon-leinfors.117840\/\">Terraria forums<\/a> as well as on <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Terraria_Logic\/status\/1628874363691798528\">Twitter<\/a>, the development team said Leinfors was a &#8220;devoted partner, friend, and brother to us all&#8221; and acknowledged the huge impact he had on the community and on the game.<\/p>\n<p>Leinfors was hugely active in the Terraria community and was loved among the playerbase for his attentiveness, kindness, and willingness to help. There are rare in-game items that are named after the QA Tester, and he was highly regarded for always reading Community Support messages and providing feedback on Balance suggestions.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/terraria_logic\/statuses\/1628874363691798528 @ 2023-02-25T19:55:21+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We love you all &#8211; thanks for your support in this devastating time.\u200b \ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc9a<\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to ask any questions, share memories of Jason\/Leinfors, or just to grieve together here in this thread. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/glzIVizSy5\">pic.twitter.com\/glzIVizSy5<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Terraria (@Terraria_Logic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Terraria_Logic\/status\/1628874363691798528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Many members across the forums and other social media are paying their respects to him today, and it&#8217;s clear to see the impact Leinfors has had on the game, the community, and the development team.<\/p>\n<p><em>From everyone here at Nintendo Life, our thoughts go out to Leinfors&#8217; family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Re-Logic Jason &#8220;Leinfors&#8221; Parker, a well-known QA Tester on the huge indie sandbox game Terraria, has passed away, Re-Logic has announced. 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