I don't know why anyone would be upset or sad about being "rused". I'm happy to have been entertained. You can't really take anything on the internet, least of all here, at face value. If you don't want to deal with that ambiguity, you shouldn't be here to begin with. Ultimately, the way someone presents himself to the world is never unambiguously "fake" or "real".
Look at it this way: this is collaborative theater. Everyone who called on Skype, participated in stream chat, made fan art, flashed their dick, sperged on the forum, baited Jace on Twitter, etc. is also an essential performer in the Deagle Nation saga. Jace always gave the fans a lot of credit, and that's really where the bulk of the content ultimately came from.
I'd always kind of thought that if this were a ruse, Deagledad would have to be in on it. He promoted the story, curated the content, steered the discussion in a constructive direction, and apparently also planted False Flag Facts on this site dude, by quelling any rumors that it wasn't totally legit. One thing this explains is why he was so consistently amoral about everything, and why he didn't discourage trolling. It's not tormenting a mentally ill man so much as it's an essential part of the fun.
And the sunglasses also make a hell of a lot of sense. It's much easier to not obviously break character when no one can see your eyes. And the cover story for them is great too.
Anyway, I don't think this has to be the end of anything. All involved did a great job. I shall forever press

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