EA_APOC has resigned.

[Revolutionary]

I’ll never forget my first act of duty as the C&C Community Manager, I got Zero Hour patched! The community reaction was like peace had been restored to the world! It was from that point on that I felt like my journey as your Community Manager truly began…

 

My friends, my community, my 2nd family

I’ve been your C&C Community Manager for over 6 years, especially if you consider my days with the BFME franchise. I was brought in to EA as a contract marketing assistant on BFME1 back in February 2004, and soon found myself building the BFME community (I guess that was my destiny!). About 1 year in almost to the day, shortly after BFME1 shipped, the torch of being the official C&C CM was bestowed upon me by the dev team (from one great legendary Delphi), that was February 2005. And today, almost 6 years later, I sit here in front of my computer screen, still your official C&C Community Manager for one last moment, as honored and humbled as ever to have kept this role for so long. It’s become an extreme passion, a “second lifeâ€, and a place I know I can always find some of my closest friends. You guys have truly been my 2nd family, and you guys are the reason this C&C franchise has lived on for 15 years strong and will continue, Commander!

 

As cheesy as it may sound, I’m just a sentimental APOC if you never knew, and it may just come from how emotionally tied I have been to this community, it absolutely breaks my heart to tell you today, I will be stepping down as your C&C Community Manager and leaving EA after what has been one helluva rollercoaster ride. Today is my last official day here at EALA.

 

You need to know this was *not EA’s decision*, this was 100% my own. I was not laid off, not fired, not tortured by Kane (or Joe Kucan), not part of a reduction in force, and certainly not forced out or given motivational reasons to leave. In fact, my bosses and team all provided me reasons to stay with heartfelt content, while also understanding at this stage in my career and life, doing what is best for me and my family is ultimately the right path to choose.

 

 

I sincerely hope my decision does not impact negatively on you, or the C&C franchise. I have a replacement whom I’d like to introduce, Per “Goodman†Bonomi, he also manages the BF Heroes, Lord of Ultima and BattleForge communities with the help of his excellent Play4Free Community Team. He’ll be in touch and on the boards very soon. He is an extremely passionate C&C fan, and someone I know can keep the ship afloat in my absence, and especially at a time when the dev team is revamping the franchise. At this stage, what’s important to me is for you to have someone you can still connect with. Things are going to be slow for awhile, but I know we’ll be leveraging the community as much as possible until our dev team is ready to pull the curtains off the future, and well beyond.

 

I want nothing more than the best for this franchise, and I don’t want my absence to invoke anything negative in the community. It was a personal choice, a leap of faith, and one that was extremely difficult when considering all the factors, most notably, my community family.

 

I’ll be staying in the gaming industry in LA. You can find me on Facebook and in a few other places soon once I rise again!

 

I’m always long winded at saying goodbyes, just who I am. Thank you C&C Community for being true friends and giving me the passion and energy to be your C&C Community Manager for such an eternity! I hope this is not goodbye, but just an update on life, as one close friend would always give to another.

 

Every day is community day,

Aaron “APOC†Kaufman

 

It appears The CnC comunity manager (a job which could be made obsolete if only The companys listened) has decided to "hang up his hat" and i would like many other, to wish APOC well in the future.

 

Now the question is whats going to happen next and will his replacment be as good?

[Ferret]

Did not see that coming.

 

Well, fair well APOC!

[pichorra]

Will EA put someone will Screw up everything? they already does it with C&C4, and i think it is engouth. nobody know...

 

 

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[FactorX]

I seriously have a lot against EA LA because of how they wrecked the story of command and conquer. I don't really know APOC well but the fact that you guys support him probably means he is not one to blame for the failiures of command and conquer, so i bid you farewell Apoc and hope that this 'replacement' you speak of will be able to take your place.

 

 

 

[Stealth Erazor]

I think this will indefinately be the end of the C&C franchise, C&C 4 TT was a total disasaster, Battlecast Primetime was cancelled, Apoc Resigning... I honestly dont see a future for it anymore.

 

Apoc held this community together except for community's out here, if we wanted it apoc would try and get it for us. Thanks for everything APOC and good luck on your future endeavours.

[Irony]

Didn't EA say that TT was going to be the last installment in the C&C franchise?

[Revolutionary]

one moment the say last CnC next they say last Tiberium CnC so there is still a chance for RA4 or Generals 2

 

@FactorX his biggest achievment was probably getting CnC Generals Patched up

[Nyerguds]

Didn't EA say that TT was going to be the last installment in the C&C franchise?

No, just in the Tiberium series.

[Stealth Erazor]

one moment the say last CnC next they say last Tiberium CnC so there is still a chance for RA4 or Generals 2

 

@FactorX his biggest achievment was probably getting CnC Generals Patched up

 

I spoke with Sam Bass regarding this, C&C 4 Tiberian Twighlight was not the last in the C&C Tiberium Series, Just the last in the Current Tiberium Universe & According to what he told me it was the last one involving Kane....

 

No Kane!, No Nod! In My Oppinion NO FUCKING C&C

[pichorra]

I spoke with Sam Bass regarding this, C&C 4 Tiberian Twighlight was not the last in the C&C Tiberium Series, Just the last in the Current Tiberium Universe & According to what he told me it was the last one involving Kane....

 

No Kane!, No Nod! In My Oppinion NO FUCKING C&C

 

C&C Name was screawmed up. DAMN WESWOOD STUDIOS, WHY DID YOU SELLED YORSELFS TO EA????

[MrFlibble]

TBH, I haven't been following the C&C official C&C community at all, so I don't even know very well who APOC is and what his virtues are. My very humble opinion is that once Westwood Studios dissolved and became history, so did the C&C franchise. The newer instalments from EA are just not the same, and no way they could be the same in the first place (even with Joe Kucan, since he isn't only the guy who played Kane, he directed all the FMVs in Westwood games).