Looks like it’s a bit of a sad day (and several days after the fact). Relic’s first community manager, Allie “Buggo” Henze is no longer at Relic. Allie was Relic’s first “version” of a community manager. I think I can speak for all the fans when I say that we appreciate everything Allie did for the community and for us fans.
To the members of the Relic community, we have to tell you that Buggo is currently pursuing other opportunities. This has led to some speculation that Relic will no longer be supporting our loyal fans - nothing could be further from the truth. Soon we will be introducing you to new members of Relic who will carry forth the commitment we have to our fans. We are expanding our community support greatly over the coming months; better support for our modders, frequent updates about what’s going on in the studio, expanding our numbers, contests, content, and more.And for those wondering, we are still hosting our upcoming community open house - you don’t want to miss it because you’ll be treated to some sneak previews of our work.
Thank you for your continued support!
Relic Entertainment
Official post here.
Buggo does still have an account on the forums, and hopefully will be able to pop in and say hi (I’d not expect her to be able to comment on Relic and all the cool stuff she worked on). The forum staff helped Relic out by modifying her account to be named “Relic” and then created a new account for Buggo. Any posts on the “Relic” account before April 24th were made by Allie, and anything after were from another Relic rep. I expect to hear more soon from Relic about their intentions, but it’s been made very clear to me that they’re not going to go without a community manager type position again. Also, as far as I know, the Relic Open House is still on, and judging on the biggest fan contest starts today at noon pacific.
Allie, you set the bar pretty high for any future community folks at Relic. I hope whoever gets the position next can meet the community’s expectations. Good luck in the future and we’ll see you around!
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Posted by Tweakd at April 28th, 2008 at 10:06 am
Good bye Buggo! Gl with whatever you decide to do.
Posted by Ira at April 28th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Cheers Buggo. New Community Manager is going to need a space elevator to get over the bar you set. :P
Posted by Edgar Valen at April 28th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Well this is rather depressing as it seems in cases like these people are usually fired not pursuing opportunities. Trouble in Relicdise?
Either way she did set the bar high and I hope they have a good replacement in mind.
Goodluck to you Allie/Buggo!
Posted by Astrocrab at April 28th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Good on you, Buggo. All hopes that you stay in the industry.
Posted by Earth-Command at April 29th, 2008 at 8:02 am
Thanks Allie for all your efforts.
I will miss U.
;’-[
Posted by Neospecz at April 29th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Thanks for everything Buggo, hope we get to have someone like you :)
Posted by Civik at May 14th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Thanks for all your hard work Buggo/Allie. Hope everything goes well in whatever endeavor you pick up next.
The community here suffers without ya. :)