Zarhym floats, posts, and toasts
by Michael Gray 
Jun 16th 2008 at 7:00PM
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!
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Blizzard, News items, Expansions, Forums
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Demosthenes Jun 16th 2008 7:11PM
Hopefully he might provide some new tidbits of info.
Saiforune Jun 16th 2008 7:25PM
Tharfor quit a while back.
Magnetite Jun 17th 2008 1:01AM
Tharfor was on the European boards, Zarhym is on the US ones.
Elmo Jun 17th 2008 4:27AM
It's not Tharfor stopped.
it's that the other CM's are continueing (sp?) ridiculously long
Daryl Jun 17th 2008 8:02AM
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.
darian Jun 17th 2008 12:41PM
Have you ever considered Piracy? You'd be a wonderful Dread Pirate Tseric.
makishima Jun 17th 2008 3:32PM
Princess Bride reference ftw
RogueJedi86 Jun 16th 2008 7:27PM
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.
vlad Jun 16th 2008 7:55PM
making celebrities out of a customer service representitives. rad!
zed Jun 16th 2008 11:28PM
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.
rawrawrawr Jun 17th 2008 3:07AM
Its actually the animation from curse of agony.
darian Jun 17th 2008 12:38PM
Right, but judging from the background I believe zed is correct; Zarhym's avatar comes from HFP.