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| 0s | okay |
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| 6s | vominals |
| 9s | hey everyone my name is Jason I'm the |
| 11s | community manager at coffee stain |
| 13s | Studios |
| 16s | well for a little while longer at least |
| 19s | I will be reading from a script today so |
| 21s | apologies if anything feels a little |
| 23s | stiff or my eyes kind of Dart over I |
| 25s | just don't want to mess anything up |
| 27s | but yeah after eight and a half years |
| 29s | here at coffee stain uh it's time for me |
| 32s | to say goodbye |
| 34s | I joined coffee stain as a programmer to |
| 37s | work on the goat uh the goat simulator |
| 38s | MMO DLC and the mobile version of Goat |
| 41s | Sim back in 2014. we were only 14 or 15 |
| 44s | people or something like that at that |
| 46s | time I've watched it grow and I've I |
| 49s | guess you could say that I've even had a |
| 51s | hand in making coffee stain what it is |
| 52s | today which is actually crazy when you |
| 54s | consider that |
| 56s | considering what it is there's so many |
| 57s | studios that we have now |
| 59s | a lot of people who were who were part |
| 61s | of it I think there's like like only |
| 62s | four other people in the entire coffee |
| 64s | stain that have been here longer than me |
| 65s | I think I might be getting this wrong |
| 67s | but I mean that's wild but apart from |
| 69s | Goat Simulator I worked on other |
| 71s | incredible projects that unfortunately |
| 72s | never sold the light of day and then |
| 74s | eventually as a programmer and a |
| 76s | community manager on an ambitious little |
| 78s | Factory game called satisfactory |
| 80s | we didn't know if people would like our |
| 82s | game uh let alone buy it but we liked it |
| 86s | and so we made it and I guess you could |
| 88s | say it worked out coffee saying is a |
| 90s | strange company that somehow has some |
| 92s | magic that almost guarantees success in |
| 95s | the game games industry where uh success |
| 98s | typically is anything but guaranteed |
| 102s | this is not normal at all but I'm glad |
| 105s | to have been a part of it and I realized |
| 108s | that now that I leave I may never be |
| 110s | part of something this successful ever |
| 112s | again |
| 113s | and I'm okay with that actually |
| 117s | um because I'm just really fortunate to |
| 118s | have experienced it at all so a big |
| 120s | thank you to coffee stain for the |
| 121s | opportunity to be a part of this but the |
| 124s | single most fulfilling Endeavor I've |
| 125s | embarked on during my time here has |
| 127s | hands down been caring for the |
| 131s | satisfactory community |
| 132s | and it has been fulfilling for two |
| 134s | reasons |
| 135s | the first being that it has been |
| 137s | incredibly fulfilling professionally I |
| 140s | feel like I've done a really good job |
| 141s | I've learned a lot of new skills I get a |
| 144s | lot of compliments and positive feedback |
| 146s | from the community but also from other |
| 148s | developers actually who have literally |
| 150s | looked to the work that snoot and I have |
| 152s | done together as inspiration for how |
| 154s | they want to manage their communities |
| 155s | moving forward |
| 156s | and this is incredibly fulfilling to me |
| 159s | personally because my goal from day one |
| 162s | no from Day Zero uh was literally to you |
| 165s | know radically humanize ourselves as as |
| 168s | developers and also you as a community |
| 171s | of individual people I believe that |
| 173s | there was a breakdown in communication |
| 175s | and respect between communities and |
| 176s | developers in both directions and I |
| 180s | wanted to try and bridge that Gap and |
| 181s | maybe demonstrate another way to |
| 183s | communicate based on honesty |
| 185s | transparency and understanding or to be |
| 187s | put more simply respect |
| 189s | my Approach was initially a little rough |
| 191s | admittedly I treat my pubic hair I'll |
| 193s | don't miss anything for Jim |
| 197s | but it was simply the path I guess that |
| 199s | I needed to take to get to uh where we |
| 201s | are now |
| 202s | uh and I'd say we got there in the end |
| 205s | and I truly believe we have to some |
| 208s | degree made a bit of a difference and |
| 210s | that's really meaningful to me the |
| 212s | second reason this has been really |
| 212s | fulfilling is that it has been very |
| 214s | fulfilling personally |
| 216s | I've always struggled to find my place |
| 219s | in the world and I've rarely felt that |
| 221s | I've belonged anywhere |
| 223s | but this community made me feel like I |
| 225s | did belong here |
| 227s | and I learned so much about the value of |
| 229s | community |
| 230s | the importance of giving to a community |
| 232s | but also receiving from Community I'd |
| 235s | always thought that people you know |
| 237s | maybe in the beginning only ever cared |
| 238s | about me because of I was the only |
| 241s | person that could get their information |
| 242s | about the game from |
| 244s | um and I'm sure to a degree that's still |
| 246s | where a lot of my value lies to a lot of |
| 249s | people but over the years many of you |
| 251s | have also taught me that you actually do |
| 253s | care about me |
| 255s | even when I have nothing interesting to |
| 257s | say over the years we actually have |
| 259s | built up a bond based on genuine moments |
| 261s | interactions honesty and respect and |
| 264s | experiences and that in my opinion is |
| 267s | what life is all about that's all life |
| 269s | is about Community relationships |
| 272s | experiences and the memories you create |
| 274s | together some memories for example the |
| 276s | top of my head well not the top of my |
| 278s | head but on my script at least some of |
| 280s | these memories are things like the Simon |
| 281s | Saga and the alpha period that was wild |
| 284s | and wacky the patch notes videos that |
| 287s | I've made with snoot have been super fun |
| 289s | where I've been everything from Walmart |
| 290s | Jeff Kaplan from the OverWatch team to |
| 292s | Walmart Dora the Explorer |
| 294s | uh the pipe Saga with update three pipes |
| 298s | reveal trailer was hype as uh the |
| 301s | golf Saga with the Epic golf battle |
| 302s | between me and Snoop was super fun |
| 304s | visiting the Large Hadron Collider at |
| 306s | CERN incredible |
| 308s | cannot believe I did that I still can't |
| 310s | believe I did that uh but also meeting |
| 313s | community members IRL for example at |
| 315s | twitchcon last year and at Gamescom and |
| 317s | other events that has been that was |
| 319s | actually incredibly touching to have |
| 322s | done that that was incredible too super |
| 324s | mind-blowing |
| 325s | and at the end of the day all of these |
| 327s | moments these memories that I now have |
| 329s | are some of the most valuable gifts |
| 331s | anyone has ever given me so thanks |
| 334s | Community helps a lot |
| 337s | thanks to all of you chat |
| 342s | I'm thirsty |
| 345s | thanks to all of you Chatters on Discord |
| 347s | and the weekly devstream fan artists and |
| 349s | musicians the modding and tools |
| 351s | community community translators |
| 352s | redditors Community highlights |
| 354s | submitters satisfactory Facebook group |
| 356s | members streamers YouTubers speedrunners |
| 359s | event organizers anyone else that I've |
| 361s | missed thank you everyone and including |
| 364s | of course my incredibly talented |
| 365s | co-workers who are part of this |
| 367s | community too and have worked tirelessly |
| 369s | to bring us something amazing to Rally |
| 371s | around all of you are like different |
| 373s | herbs and spices that make up this dish |
| 375s | and this dish is one of the greatest |
| 377s | games and gaming communities on the |
| 379s | planet the support this community has |
| 381s | shown our team is truly something |
| 383s | special it's something that I know |
| 385s | brings a lot of strength to them and |
| 386s | it's something that we need more of in |
| 387s | the industry |
| 389s | we couldn't have made it to where we are |
| 390s | without you so I hope that you can |
| 392s | continue supporting them moving forward |
| 393s | I also want to single out our moderators |
| 395s | here uh the folks who help out on |
| 397s | Discord Reddit steam forums etc for the |
| 399s | incredible support that they've shown uh |
| 402s | and friendship that they've shown too |
| 403s | holy cow I remember uh when this came |
| 407s | first was announced at the PC gaming |
| 409s | show in 2018 at E3 I remember everyone |
| 413s | else was down there watching the show |
| 414s | having a good time and our Discord was |
| 416s | just blowing up and you know I didn't |
| 418s | really know how to use Discord I was |
| 419s | figuring it out as I went uh and a |
| 422s | couple people dm'd me saying like uh I |
| 425s | think I think you need help |
| 427s | um and so I just modded them and luckily |
| 429s | they didn't destroy the server in fact |
| 431s | they saved my ass and some of those mods |
| 433s | are still here with us today still |
| 436s | saving my ass I guess some things never |
| 438s | change |
| 439s | um yeah it's been a pleasure so thank |
| 441s | you for helping out people that are |
| 443s | close to me will know that my journey |
| 445s | with coffee stain and as a community |
| 446s | manager and dealing with the things that |
| 448s | come with that and being a person on the |
| 450s | internet wasn't easy for me even if it |
| 452s | looked that way from the outside which |
| 453s | is what I'm often told it's maybe not |
| 455s | easy for many people but despite all |
| 458s | that I'm proud of what I was able to |
| 459s | achieve but I never would have been able |
| 460s | to do it without the patience love and |
| 462s | support that people have showed me over |
| 464s | the years |
| 464s | people in and out of the community but |
| 466s | of course also my close friends and |
| 468s | family |
| 469s | I don't want to try and name you all |
| 471s | because I'll forget someone that will |
| 473s | crush me and I will never sleep again |
| 474s | but if you have ever helped me or |
| 477s | listened to me and my problems and |
| 478s | endured that thank you I appreciate |
| 482s | you there are two people I do want to |
| 483s | kind of single out as well and think |
| 484s | directly and one is Stefan my boss here |
| 486s | at coffee stain Studios for being a |
| 488s | really good friend of mine uh over the |
| 490s | years and and helping me in really |
| 493s | really meaningful and incredible ways |
| 496s | and in ways that he never had to but he |
| 498s | did anyway |
| 499s | so thank you also want to say a big |
| 501s | thank you to my partner snoot for being |
| 503s | the best Community Management partner I |
| 505s | could ever have asked for |
| 507s | for dealing with my and helping me |
| 509s | whenever I needed it we had a skill set |
| 511s | that complemented each other I believe |
| 512s | and it was so comforting working |
| 515s | alongside him |
| 516s | and so I'm proud of what we achieved |
| 518s | together and there was no shot I ever |
| 520s | would have done it without him |
| 523s | actually the hardest thing to come to |
| 526s | one sec actually the hardest thing to |
| 528s | come to terms with was probably |
| 529s | realizing that I wouldn't be able to |
| 531s | work with him anymore |
| 533s | but he's in good hands with you all and |
| 536s | you're in good hands with him snit the |
| 538s | same as me believes in the same |
| 540s | Community Management mission that I have |
| 542s | and we've always had coffee stands |
| 544s | support |
| 545s | so I think |
| 547s | um you know moving forward he's going to |
| 548s | be making videos for you guys he's very |
| 550s | funny of course he cares about you a lot |
| 552s | too and he's very capable so I think |
| 554s | you're all you're all in good heads and |
| 556s | it's going to be okay so you might be |
| 557s | wondering now what are my plans from |
| 560s | this point on |
| 561s | um |
| 562s | or if I'll still be around on the |
| 563s | internet |
| 564s | and the answer is yes I'll still be |
| 565s | around on the internet so this doesn't |
| 567s | have to actually be a goodbye if you |
| 568s | don't want it to be |
| 570s | if you want to keep up with what I'm |
| 572s | doing you can follow me I'm Jim balls |
| 575s | j-e-m-b-a-w-l-s everywhere on Twitter |
| 577s | Youtube twitch Instagram and as for what |
| 580s | I plan to do well uh the tldr is that |
| 583s | there's there's just a New Journey I |
| 584s | want to embark on it will still be |
| 586s | within game development but I'm not |
| 588s | really in a position right now where |
| 589s | there's nothing to announce or get |
| 591s | excited about it's just something I want |
| 592s | to go do I also plan to focus more on |
| 594s | streaming and I plan on making YouTube |
| 596s | exclusive content as well on my own |
| 597s | channels but only time will tell how |
| 599s | that will go but you're free to to |
| 601s | follow me if you want to see how it goes |
| 603s | I still have a few more videos planned |
| 605s | with coffee stain and that will come out |
| 607s | over the next few weeks and I will still |
| 609s | be on a few more streams moving forward |
| 610s | as well |
| 611s | uh but from today onwards my dude is |
| 614s | here as a community manager will |
| 615s | transition away and my final days with |
| 617s | coffee stain will be spent with snoot at |
| 619s | twitchcon Paris which is in July July |
| 622s | 8th and 9th so come say hello if you'll |
| 624s | be there and that would be just the |
| 627s | perfect send-off for me I I suppose so |
| 629s | it has been an honor to be your |
| 631s | community manager everyone for the past |
| 633s | five years this has been a journey that |
| 635s | I won't ever regret the highs or the |
| 636s | lows |
| 637s | I've made friends I've learned a lot |
| 639s | I've grown a lot |
| 641s | what can I say what a journey thank you |
| 643s | very much for listening to this video |
| 644s | it's a bit out of the ordinary this has |
| 646s | been probably the hardest video I've |
| 649s | ever made uh I've read this script like |
| 652s | three or four times now |
| 654s | and I still feel like I'm missing |
| 655s | something but I want you all to know |
| 657s | that I appreciate you uh that you made |
| 660s | my life richer and I'll miss you |
| 662s | but we'll always have |
| 666s | but we'll always have our memories and |
| 668s | even if we don't |
| 670s | we have YouTube videos to watch and |
| 672s | comments to read and that's all I have |
| 674s | on my script |
| 676s | so |
| 678s | thanks again Community helps a lot take |
| 680s | care bye |
| 689s | foreign |