Profile of Lynx

I don't know what happens next. Maybe Sega reaches out to me, maybe they don't. All I know is that I want to see CoH2 to launch at the least. I've come too far to let it fade away, and I'm thankful to have known so many of you.

I'll post here what I wrote on the official forums:

Hey everyone,

I'm having a very hard time finding words to write this message. My limited vocabulary does not allow me the freedom to properly express just how I'm feeling right now. Every time I see this thread I cry. It is too much for me. Ever since this news broke, I've known this thread existed. And every time I try to look at this thread, I break out into tears. I cry like a baby. I cannot handle it.

Now, after many hours of confusion, torment and booze, I wanted to speak with you guys. I still don't know what to say, but I can say that I have been completely overwhelmed with the support I've gotten from the CoH community. Twitter, Facebook, and forums alike. I don't deserve it. Thank you. Thank you all. It means more to me than I can describe.

This is awful. We had such wonderful plans for CoH2 that will never be realized now. But none of that matters. What does matter is that for 8 months, I got to become friends with the greatest community that gaming has ever known. To work with the CoH community has been an absolute privilege. Not many CMs can express the sheer enjoyment that I have found while working with Company of Heroes. What we have is truly remarkable, and I thank all of you for it.

You guys have enriched my life. Believe it - my life has changed since I met all of you. And I am honored to call you guys my friends. I struggle to find the appropriate words to remark on all of this, but thank you. THANK YOU. I thank you for giving me the opportunity to be a part of your lives, and I thank you for sharing your passion of CoH with me. Every single interaction I've had with all of you has enriched my life, and my experience. I may never forget all that I experienced with working on CoH2.

Forums are one thing, but I've been blessed to meet so many of you in person at the various trade shows that COH2 has had a presence at over the year. I've been fortunate to meet AmiPolizeiFunk , Chris “DeutscheWertarbeit” (HQ-COH.com), SniperJolly, Rodgers, Pounder, Marcus, 12azor, Krebs, Dawid, Basil, Tommy, Pepsi, Sepha, GeneralMistake, Carlos, HelpingHans, Obtuse, Hirmetrium, Relaxx666677676, MajorBloodnok, and so many others (I am so, so sorry if I forgot to mention anyone else). And though I never had the pleasure of meeting him in person, I must call out my partner in crime ImperialDane, who has been a wonderful friend. I consider all of you guys true friends of mine, and I thank you for hanging out with us, eating and drinking with me, and helping make CoH2 the reality that it has become. We have moved mountains with our words and intentions. Never forget what we accomplished. You all are like brothers to me, and I will never forget you guys.

Thank you all so much, from the bottom of my heart. Thank you, thank you. I hope that this is not the end, you guys are all wonderful. Thank you.

Bobby "THQLynx" Miller

okies no worries, good to hear the official forums are going to be updated.

Yeah, trust me. I want that update more than anybody. Our current software totally sucks (and it's actually a major improvement over what we had years ago.)

We will have everything on the update path within the next month. I can't wait.

uh its a fan site i imagine that we are allowed to do as we want. i don't think there are rules agianst it. so long as we aren't disclosing beta info to people who aren't suppose to have it.

Unfortunately, that's not true.

All players in both the alpha stress test and the closed beta will be required to sign NDA. Also unfortunately, that NDA will not permit you guys to have open discussion outside of our officially designated area. I don't make the rules, that's just how it is.

The big problem is this - verifying the players. We've setup a private beta discussion subforum on the official forums. When users register for the alpha stress test or closed beta, they're verified and granted access. The NDA does not allow for users to discuss and reveal information outside of this subforum.

We need all of you participating on the official forums to give feedback. This first leg, the alpha stress test, is the most important of the phases. This is the time where Relic needs the most and best feedback to fix major issues before rolling out to a wide release. Relic devs and THQ staff will be regularly reading and interacting with this subforum, and if we have a segregated community, it will raise a lot of problems. At the most, segregating the community will make your feedback less likely to reach Relic and impact the development.

Work with us on this guys. I know the official forums software sucks right now (we'll have it totally overhauled and updated before closed Beta hits), but we've got to keep the conversation in one place.

If anything, I might be able to build a subforum in the test forums for you guys, that might help clear up the communication disconnect you're worried about.

Sup dudes,

Got a dump of photos from the THQ UK team from our Eurogamer presence. Found this group shot of the community event attendees. Figured there's enough of you here that I should share it:



I don't think I've shared this previously, so if I have... I was probably having a whiskey or two