Forum regulars were treated to a new Community Manager over the weekend in the form of Zarhym. We don't always cover every appearance of a new blue, but when we do, it's usually interesting. What's noteworthy about Zarhym's appearance is that he has an unusually cool avatar, and a few folks have already begun speculating about it.
Zarhym hasn't posted a lot yet, but he's starting to show some personality. He's passed out some Kool Aid toasts, but is sticking to the not-quite-canned language about class balancing and ongoing development that we've come to expect from CMs. We also know his first levelling experience to level 40 was a Gnome.
I haven't seen any of the existing CMs disappear, though. My guess is this staffing expansion is related to the upcoming game expansion you might have heard about. Not only are there more players coming around to WoW, but those players are going to be busy posting questions, analysis, and complaints. Zarhym will probably help the team address all that, without lessening their existing service. Good luck, mate!
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6-16-2008 @ 7:11PM
Demosthenes said...
Hopefully he might provide some new tidbits of info.
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6-16-2008 @ 7:25PM
Saiforune said...
Tharfor quit a while back.
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6-17-2008 @ 1:01AM
Magnetite said...
Tharfor was on the European boards, Zarhym is on the US ones.
6-17-2008 @ 4:27AM
Elmo said...
It's not Tharfor stopped.
it's that the other CM's are continueing (sp?) ridiculously long
6-16-2008 @ 7:27PM
RogueJedi86 said...
I don't know if it falls into the realm of alpha leaked info or common knowledge, but his avatar/icon looks like the Blood Presence icon for Death Knights, at least to me.
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6-16-2008 @ 7:55PM
vlad said...
making celebrities out of a customer service representitives. rad!
6-16-2008 @ 11:28PM
zed said...
That skull is from the apothecary in the first few quests in Hellfire, Horde side. He sits near the first bombing run mission, and the skull floats over his alchemy lab.
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6-17-2008 @ 3:07AM
rawrawrawr said...
Its actually the animation from curse of agony.
6-17-2008 @ 12:38PM
darian said...
Right, but judging from the background I believe zed is correct; Zarhym's avatar comes from HFP.
6-17-2008 @ 8:02AM
Daryl said...
I wonder if the CM names are operated by the same people that opened them years ago?
Is Drysc or Eyeonix the same persons all along or are they a succession of employees who are awarded the account. Maybe they change each day? "You can be Drysc today" awww.
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6-17-2008 @ 12:41PM
darian said...
Have you ever considered Piracy? You'd be a wonderful Dread Pirate Tseric.
6-17-2008 @ 3:32PM
makishima said...
Princess Bride reference ftw