Destiny 2 Community Manager Dylan Gafner, better known to Destiny fans as dmg04, will retire at the end of the year, according to a message he posted on his personal Twitter account. While there are other community managers on the Destiny 2 team, Gafner is widely recognized as the primary liaison between the developers and the multiplayer community. He has been on the Bungie team for over seven years.
“I wanted to inform you that on December 30 I will leave the position of community administrator. At this point in my career, I’m thinking about going in a new direction,” he shared in a post with an image. Gafner, who currently serves as Senior Director of Communications, expresses interest in taking on a different communications role in the gaming industry. , try your hand at game design, or maybe go in a whole new direction.
He then thanks Bungie for the opportunity and shares how his experience participating in Destiny 2’s many company and community initiatives has impacted his life.
Act of faith.
Retiring as a Senior CM, last day at Bungie will be December 30th.
I don’t know where the future will take me, but I look forward to new opportunities and new challenges.
Thank you all for your time over the years. Full message below.
—dmg04 (@A_dmg04) December 15, 2022
The post, which received more than 20,000 likes, contains responses of heartfelt thanks and support from some of the most famous players past and present in the Destiny franchise, including Twitch streamer Gladd, YouTubers DrLupo and Byf. , and the journalist Paul. Tassi.
Gafner is also known for leading many of the Bungie This Week at Bungie (TWAB) blog post series. Many TWABs contain thousands of words and describe the company’s activities in detail. They have amassed a loyal readership due to their transparency and deep insight into the inner workings of a game development studio.
His fondness for bread memes associated with a charity event where he agreed to eat one slice of bread for every $10,000 donation without waiting for the stream to raise $400,000 also contributed to his status as a prominent figure in the Destiny community. two.
It’s tough being a gaming community manager, but Gafner proved just how powerful a brand can be if you run a community team the right way. He is appreciated by fans of the game for his thoughtful responses and enthusiasm for strengthening Bungie’s relationship with Destiny 2 players. His contributions were likely instrumental in The Game Awards 2022’s decision to name the Bungie Destiny 2 team for the Award. for Best Community Support.
While he won’t be staying with Destiny 2 for the release of Lightfall and the release of the next Destiny 2 Strand subclass, it’s likely that his work on Destiny 2 Season 19 will continue to impact the broader ecosystem. .
Source : PC Gamesn
