Straight from the community
The creator of the subreddit forDestinyhas leveraged his message board helpfulness into a paying gig at Bungie. TheDestinydeveloper has hired a new community manager, and it went straight to a leader in one of the game’s largest communities to do so.
In a post onBungie’s site, Chris Shannon (known as “Cozmo23”) was introduced in his new role. “I now aim to better serve the largerDestinycommunity alongside those who create and maintain the game,” Shannon said.
He continued “My job is to be your voice, or at the very least your interpreter, filtering the firehose of information on Bungie.net, as well as on social media. I’ll also be empowering all of you to keep creating the great community content that we all enjoyed throughout year one.”
Shannon’s love for Bungie didn’t begin withDestiny. He explains that he’s been around since theHalodays (but apparently not as far back as theMarathonera). Shannon tells a tale many can empathize with: his love of community was spurred by late-nightHaloLAN parties.
Shannon joins David Dague in the community moderation efforts. The subreddit will continue to operate with other leaders stepping up to fill the void. There’s a fair chance that Shannon will still be present on the subreddit, too; the only difference is that now he’ll be serving as a direct liaison so the developers.
