Profile of Napalm

My optimism is based on what I got to see and sample. It is also founded on some factual tid-bits such as the lack of mass lays off. If there hasn't been mass lay offs it means they are working on thing(s). What those something(s) are I can't tell you but I really don't think I need to. There has been enough leaks to give the community a decent idea where the title is headed. My hope (and it appears to have worked with some) is to spread a little of the optimism around these forums. I think we could all agree that they have been overly dark as of lately.

We the community aren't being ignored by Relic. Not in the least. Some of the things we got to see and sample can be directly traced back to some community demands. Where the community and Relic split apart is in transparency and priority. The employees we spoke to were super knowledgeable, they know EXACTLY whats up but they are unable to share that information with us due to the corporate culture. It doesn't help that that corporate culture is enshrined via the NDA and some nasty lawyers. Priority between what the community wants and where Relic is heading is the next great split. This is evident in the lack of a comprehensive balance patch.

I'm trying my best to serve both Relic and the community when I visit. Some of the clever community members have figured out what my threads(1,2) were truly about. In the latest visit I specifically mentioned that Relic should reevaluate its communication strategy with the community and to take serious caution on some of the items they were working on (face to face, no rage posting). Paid shill? Hardly. Constructive criticism? Absolutely. Why do I go through all this effort? I'm a gamer who likes playing CoH2. I'm also a clan leader and a "peoples" person. Meeting the brains...the people...behind Relic allows me to cure my insufferable amount of curiosity and to better serve my community and The Angry Bears. That is payment enough. Happy community members make my gaming experiencing so much better.

Could we pretty please keep specific balancing issues out of this thread?

Note I said first priority.

The developers have nothing to do with communication. Focus! rawr!

The truth will be in the numbers. Vote community, vote hard.