The Humble Beginnings of the Eterspire Community

Hi everyone! I’m Manu, and this is my first… entry? post? article? on our dev blog.

Since we’ve just hit 15,000 members on our official Discord community server (wow, I still can’t believe there are that many people now!), I thought I’d share some interesting facts and stories from the early days of this community.

I’ve been part of the Stonehollow Workshop team for almost three years now, and many of you probably know me as the dev who hates on the Rogue class, rants about Argentine cuisine in general chat, or spams @everyone every time something goes wrong.

But on top of all that, I’m also the head of what we call the “Com” (or “ComCom”) team, short for Community and Communications. My role, simply put, is to bring new players into the game and make sure the ones already here are happy. Of course what that role entails has changed a lot since I first joined.

Early beginnings

Back then, Eterspire was a very different (and much smaller) game, and our community was just a small group of MMORPG enthusiasts. Our Discord server had around 300 members, and things were… quiet.

My very first discord message on the day I joined the team (no idea why they reacted with a tooth emoji)

The Short to Mid Term Future of Eterspire

I don’t know if that title is the best choice for this post, but honestly, I don’t know much about blogging. Hi, I’m Lartu! I’m the original creator of Eterspire, and these days I’m more or less the project’s director. I’ve sometimes used the title “Creative Director,” but the actual title on my business card is “Head of Strategy.” I’m in charge of making sure the game keeps growing, the company runs steadily, and that everyone working for us is as comfortable as possible.

In any case, welcome to the first entry of the Eterspire Developer Blog, a space where our team will share progress updates and offer a behind-the-scenes look at how the world of Eterspire is built! We’ve started this blog because we want to give players a deeper insight into how we create Eterspire, the reasons behind the choices we make, and how things are going.

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