DISCORD — A multiyear friendship formed over nightly Discord chats, where two people shared more with each other than they do almost anyone else in their life, was ended abruptly without a single word after one of them purchased a new game, reports confirmed.
“Oh Jon? Yeah, I love that guy,” said Eric Berns. “We met during the PUBG days. Peak battle royale era. He’s the guy who convinced me I should propose to Christy. No clue what he’s up to, I started playing Rust and haven’t heard from him since.”
Jon Falsteen, the lost friend Berns mentioned, says the relationship is still warm on his end.
“I still consider Eric to be one of my best friends, if he’s alive,” he said.
According to Berns’ fiance Christy Hansen, Berns hadn’t mentioned that the two friends no longer talked.
“What? Eric doesn’t talk to Jon anymore?” Hansen said. “When I asked if he was going to have enough groomsmen to match my bridesmaids, Jon was the first person he listed. Oh god the whole choreography is going to be thrown off.”
Henry Finklenstin, head of design at Discord, says Jon and Eric’s relationship is far from unique.
“We consider ourselves the number one platform for helping people creating deep, emotional bonds and support systems before being cut off cold turkey without warning,” Finklenstin said. “The closest thing someone can get to a heads up is to look at big game release schedules and predict whether or not you and your friend would both enjoy the next popular game.”
At press time Berns was seen scrolling through his steam library remembering friends tied to each game and wondering if he’d ever hear from them again.
