bran flakes

origcaptainquack

I don't understand. is branflakes a pwe employee or cryptic employee? I know infront of bran flakes name says pwe but he plays star trek. I seen him, he holds events and seems to have as much or more fun then we do. don't get me wrong not complaining just don't understand. why is pwe having people help players have good time and cryptic not?

dahminus

PWE is the parent company. I believe he works for Cryptic, his name could be a tad misleading if you didnt know what the relation with PWE is.

josephdridgeway

He is an employee of Perfect World Entertainment. He is the Community Manager for PWE's title Star Trek Online.

PWE has a different Community Manager for each of it's titles.

gonalius

All Cryptic Employees work for PWE. Not all PWE employees work for Cryptic.

origcaptainquack

I think im just as confused.

pwebranflakes

I am employed by Perfect World Entertainment, and am on the STO team. I work in the PWE office that is about 30 minutes north of Cryptic, and am down at the studios often. I have been playing STO since Closed Beta, long before working here Check out my original intro post here: http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=242509

Here's a glimpse at what I do as your Community Manager:

As STO's Community Manager, my days find me acting as a bridge of information between the development team at Cryptic Studios, the publishing team at Perfect World, and the players. I'm the Web Content Manager for our website and social media outlets (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.); I produce, edit and publish all news posts and blogs that go on the site (of course, the blogs that are written by said Devs are written by them); I capture and create most of the screenshots and some of the wallpapers you see on the site; I participate in and oversee our forums; I gather community feedback and share it through my reports to, and meetings with, the Devs; I create and run our Community events (in-game, forum, Foundry, etc.); I work with PR to schedule developer interviews and generate Press Releases; I hold Community Meet-ups around the world, and attend the Vegas convention each year/ participate in panels; I am working on special projects that are on the publisher side (PWE), like the Livestreams, etc.; I work with our design team to create the Launcher Ads, as well as the art you see on the site; I work closely with StarTrek.com to promote STO and post guest blogs; I work with the community to bring ideas and initiatives to fruition (e.g. PvP Boot Camp, the Spotlight on the Foundry, etc.); and much, much more.

Cheers,

Brandon =/\=

altechachan

origcaptainquack wrote: »

I think im just as confused.

I'm just paraphrasing what the others said but:

1. Perfect World Entertainment (PWE) bought Cryptic Studios which develops and runs Star Trek Online
2. Brandon works for PWE
3. Brandon gets assigned by PWE to be the Community Manager for Star Trek Online at Cryptic Studios

mirrorchaos

Branflakes runs the day to day things for the community, as a PWE employee hes the friendly face of PWE's business dealings on the forums and in game. so if there is a patch or new expansion and what not coming out he will be the first one to let us know about an "exciting new journey!" coming to a game, he is also to make sure issues with the game gets back to the right ears so game related issues are solved as soon as possible.

Cryptic is basically PWE, a separate group within a larger group much like Bioware is to EA. so calling Branflakes a Cryptic employee or PWE employee is the same thing.

lucho80

You want a quick answer, he does PR. He's the guy that speaks for the devs and hypes up the game as much as possible. He sounded specially fake in those 2 videos done with captain kiki. At least the videos he does now while playing the game are much better and no fake scripted junk.

josephdridgeway

Ok, let's see if I can make it clear...


Perfect Word Entertainment owns Cryptic Studios, and by extension, Star Trek Online.

The Devs at Cryptic are employees of Cryptic Studios, and by extension, they are also employees of Perfect World. They are denoted on the forums with the Cryptic tag in their forum names. They also have their own office, totally separate from the Perfect World Entertainment office.

Brandon is an employee of Perfect World Entertainment, NOT Cryptic. This can be noted by the PWE in his forum name. He was hired by PWE to basically be the community representative for the Cryptic game, Star Trek Online.

Brandon is not a developer. He manages the Star Trek Online website, twitter feed and other community resources for Perfect World.

At the end of the day, PWE signs Brandon's paycheck, whereas Cryptic signs the developer's paychecks.

edit: Ninja'd by Brandon himself....

drogyn1701

josephdridgeway wrote: »

He manages the Star Trek Online website, twitter feed and other community resources for Perfect World.

I believe PWE_CaptainSmirk does some of this now as well as filling in for Branflakes when he's off doing [REDACTED].

origcaptainquack

wow, pwe brandonflakes you work like dog. I think you deserve a raise. no more time off for you as game suffers in your absence. unless you can clone yourself.

johnny111971

Ever watch a parade with Elephants? See the guy walking behind the elephant with a garbage can and a shovel... that would be Brandon

josephdridgeway

drogyn1701 wrote: »

I believe PWE_CaptainSmirk does some of this now as well as filling in for Branflakes when he's off doing [REDACTED].

Well, of course, but [REDACTED]!!

sonnikku

pwebranflakes wrote: »

As STO's Community Manager, my days find me acting as a bridge of information between the development team at Cryptic Studios, the publishing team at Perfect World, and the players. I'm the Web Content Manager for our website and social media outlets (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.); I produce, edit and publish all news posts and blogs that go on the site (of course, the blogs that are written by said Devs are written by them); I capture and create most of the screenshots and some of the wallpapers you see on the site; I participate in and oversee our forums; I gather community feedback and share it through my reports to, and meetings with, the Devs; I create and run our Community events (in-game, forum, Foundry, etc.); I work with PR to schedule developer interviews and generate Press Releases; I hold Community Meet-ups around the world, and attend the Vegas convention each year/ participate in panels; I am working on special projects that are on the publisher side (PWE), like the Livestreams, etc.; I work with our design team to create the Launcher Ads, as well as the art you see on the site; I work closely with StarTrek.com to promote STO and post guest blogs; I work with the community to bring ideas and initiatives to fruition (e.g. PvP Boot Camp, the Spotlight on the Foundry, etc.); and much, much more.

But can you twist the staffs arm into making a Galaxy class 3 pack?!

quepan

i just want to say , having a community manager that actually plays and enjoys the game is important . the fact that Brandon was a player first then employee is a bonus .
alot of community mangers ive seen with other IPs have no clue about the game and have no real connection to the community they work with .
STO is very lucky in that regard.

mirrorchaos

quepan wrote: »

i just want to say , having a community manager that actually plays and enjoys the game is important . the fact that Brandon was a player first then employee is a bonus .
alot of community mangers ive seen with other IPs have no clue about the game and have no real connection to the community they work with .
STO is very lucky in that regard.

cryptic before becoming pwe had dstahl, but he was mostly full of unfulfilled promises. with branflakes though, the community has changed as well as the game the past few years.

pwebranflakes

Cheers,

Brandon =/\=

robdmc

I prefer raisins in my branflakes. 2 scoops of them.

bitemepwe

origcaptainquack wrote: »

I think im just as confused.

Its all very cryptic, isn't it?

breygorn

branflakes, cool. am glad that you're here and take an active role. :}

eazzie

pwebranflakes wrote: »

I am employed by Perfect World Entertainment, and am on the STO team. I work in the PWE office that is about 30 minutes north of Cryptic, and am down at the studios often. I have been playing STO since Closed Beta, long before working here Check out my original intro post here: http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=242509

Here's a glimpse at what I do as your Community Manager:



Cheers,

Brandon =/\=

So all in all you really don't do much then :P

And tomorrow when I try to use the forum I find I'm suspended :P

jeffel82

mirrorchaos wrote: »

cryptic before becoming pwe had dstahl, but he was mostly full of unfulfilled promises. with branflakes though, the community has changed as well as the game the past few years.

Er, no. Before PWE acquired Cryptic, Stahl was the executive producer in charge of STO.

Since Branflakes came along, Stahl is...the executive producer in charge of STO*.

*Yes, Stahl left and came back at one point, and was not the EP when STO began, but the statement I'm quoting is just...wrong.

dracounguis

Branflakes is the velvet glove over the iron fist of PWE!

ashkrik23

jeffel82 wrote: »

Er, no. Before PWE acquired Cryptic, Stahl was the executive producer in charge of STO.

Since Branflakes came along, Stahl is...the executive producer in charge of STO*.

*Yes, Stahl left and came back at one point, and was not the EP when STO began, but the statement I'm quoting is just...wrong.

I remember when people praised stahl, now they despise him. It's crazy.

kahless2001

Brandon is god.

He just occasionally requires a starship.

drogyn1701

jeffel82 wrote: »

Er, no. Before PWE acquired Cryptic, Stahl was the executive producer in charge of STO.

Since Branflakes came along, Stahl is...the executive producer in charge of STO*.

*Yes, Stahl left and came back at one point, and was not the EP when STO began, but the statement I'm quoting is just...wrong.

This is true. A more apt comparison would be to the community manager we had before PWE came along. I believe it was Wishstone?

mirrorchaos

jeffel82 wrote: »

Er, no. Before PWE acquired Cryptic, Stahl was the executive producer in charge of STO.

Since Branflakes came along, Stahl is...the executive producer in charge of STO*.

*Yes, Stahl left and came back at one point, and was not the EP when STO began, but the statement I'm quoting is just...wrong.

he acted like it and as i recalled the community person was not around, so in my mind he was very much like branflakes is. in a sense im right, but as you say, officially im wrong.

josephdridgeway

drogyn1701 wrote: »

This is true. A more apt comparison would be to the community manager we had before PWE came along. I believe it was Wishstone?

Yes, Wishstone did hold that position, for a time, then SalamiInferno, who trained Brandon.

pwebranflakes

josephdridgeway wrote: »

Yes, Wishstone did hold that position, for a time, then SalamiInferno, who trained Brandon.

Not Salami, it was Stormshade, who was around before Wishy

Cheers,

Brandon =/\=

mirrorchaos

pwebranflakes wrote: »

Not Salami, it was Stormshade, who was around before Wishy

Cheers,

Brandon =/\=

what happened to stormshade anyways?