If I could pick the next EQ2 Community Manager, it would be . . .

LFG · 10-20-2006, 11:38 AM

Ok, this poll includes everyone who has ever been even jokingly rumored as a candidate for the Community Manager job recently vacated by Blackguard. But hey, longshots are people too right?

Ok, now pretend for a moment you are an evil spirit who just successfully possessed the mind and body of Brenlo. But oh no, you've just been busted after smiling in the office - the real Brenlo never does that! So Smed just called for The Exorcist, but it'll take at least an hour for him to get through rush hour traffic and boot you back to the cold and evil netherworld from whence you came. But you're TMWMTD (The Man What Makes the Decisions) until then dude! Whatcha gonna do, who will you hire? You know what needs to be done: forget about all the serious crap, like who is the most politically acceptable candidate. That's boring! Just go with your gut reaction!

Who will you hire?!?!?!?!?!?

Illuminator · 10-20-2006, 11:40 AM

Vote for Illuminator, the Compassionate Conservative!

RadarX · 10-20-2006, 11:42 AM

If they aren't going with Raijinn, I'd go with a CM from another SOE game. You don't want a newb trying to run one of the largest communities your company has.

Snark · 10-20-2006, 12:10 PM

Gaige, Ishbu or LFG.

All three of them are more intelligent than your average gamer, understand the basics of the game, and believe it or not, understand thoroughly the compromise between solo/heroic/and raiding content.

They could all easily transform their community 'apperance', and do a damn good job of pointing the game in the right direction.

It's about 50% an innate and pure common sense, and 50% experience. They all play this game as much as a full time job, and any single one of them would do the job better than the rest combined.

edit> in the end I went with Gaige. He lives in california, has experience communicating with the team, and is still on good terms AFAIK.