The Relic community is seriously the coolest…
I’m sure there are community managers out there who get to deal with some pretty cool fans. From die hard FPSers to addicted MMORPG players, there is certainly a spectrum of different fans out there.
That being said, in my 6 months at Relic so far, I can honestly say that our fans are the coolest. For the most part (;)) they are level headed, intelligent, and usually dedicated to a specific Relic franchise… e.g. COH, DOW, Homeworld, etc. What this means is that most of our fans in the community aren’t just casual gamers, they are knowledgeable about the Relic universes, know all the units in a game by name or look, or have contributed amazing assets to the community like mods or maps or art…
Part of what makes the community out there so great are the fansites. I’ve had the great privilege of getting to know some of the administrators and moderators on the various sites very well, to the point where I consider some of them my close friends.
On one of the biggest fansites, RelicNews, we had a “Secret Santa” going on for Christmastime between the mods and admins. I sent ionfish (RN Administrator) a bunch of Relic paraphernalia and the first season of Rome on DVD (seriously some of the best TV I’ve ever seen). However, what REALLY rocked my socks is what Trinity sent me. Check out the pics below. He sent me a great letter, plus a badge with the crest of the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Control where he was appointed a commanding offer. Pretty incredible! AND he got the avatar I use on a lot of community sites printed up on canvas. I’ve posted it on the side of my cubicle for everyone to see. I really love it. It’s an incredible gift.
It’s things like this that make the Relic community so awesome, and all I have to say to the other community managers out there for different communities is… *in Nelson voice*… HA HA! 
January 25th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
Oh man that poster is just A-W-E-S-O-M-E.
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Too bad that I don’t know any of the guys you mention in your post. Maybe it’s because I hang out at gamereplays and not relicnews (which is a sweet site, I just don’t have enough time to be on more than one forum about Relic games
Btw thanks for your “What’s Going on at Relic #2″ Buggo. It’s really stuff like that, that makes the community love Relic
January 25th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
Very nice!
thx for sharing.
January 25th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
I’m sure there are fans out there who get to deal with some pretty cool community managers. From Valve’s “G.Man” to Blizzard’s “Chief Tauren” (factice nicks), there is certainly a spectrum of different community managers out there.
That being said, in my 7 years in the Relic world so far, I can honestly say that our community manager, Relic’s Buggo, is the coolest.
January 25th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
Of course it is nice Goldo_O, seeing as you were kind enough to supply me with the original source file to play with
…and Buggo, you are quite welcome.
January 26th, 2007 at 10:43 am
we wuff you
January 28th, 2007 at 8:07 am
Thats community spirit, and your office is decorated w/ Pinky. Can everyone decorate their offices at relic?
January 29th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Yup, everyone can do whatever they want to their offices/cubicles/desks etc