[h2][b]Eyes up, Squaddies![/b][/h2] It's been a while since I've connected with many of you, and I miss our conversations. I want to reintroduce myself to all of you and the community. I'm [b]SgtRoss[/b], one of the Founders of Offworld, and I worked as a Game Designer for the first five years on the project. Eventually, my time at Offworld led me to become more community-focused. Even though many of us were acting as community managers, I officially became Community Lead after v14 was released. In early 2021, a tragic personal event knocked me out for a few months. Having recovered, I returned to Offworld and took on a Production role. I was the Project Lead of Squad for much of 2022, eventually handing the reigns over to Howitzer as I moved to Starship Troopers: Extermination (ST:E) as their Project Lead, helping launch the game into Early Access. After hiring my backfill for ST:E, I returned to the Community Team as Director of Community. Since taking on this role, I have been actively working to build the CM Team back up. We want to be more community-focused, but we have yet to be. Transparency or "Keep(ing) the group in the loop" is a core value at Offworld that extends to our community. So, here are areas that we intend to improve throughout this year: [list] [*] Improved moderation programs. There has been a slight improvement over the years, and we must do more. [*] We need dedicated feedback engines to hold ourselves accountable for community feedback. [*] Discord overhaul. We need to utilize one of our best communication channels properly. [*] Increased presence across all social channels. [*] Increased and varied organic content beyond simply supporting releases. We'll work with Marketing to add more value to our players regarding content. [*] Adding more capacity to the CM Team. We are hiring for several roles, including Senior CM, CM, and Server Licensing Support Representative. [/list] Squad is about comradery and teamwork. We need to get back to those principles as a community. We thank you for being with us through the good and the bad. Now get your butts back out there and enjoy your libo', Squaddie! [h2][b]Offworld, out.[/b][/h2]