- "Rygarius" redirects here. For the Stormwind NPC, see Rygarius (hippogryph).
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Role | Former Community Manager |
Chung Ng, also known as Rygarius, is a former Blizzard employee and Community Manager for the US World of Warcraft forums.
After more than 10 years with the company, on July 20, 2016, Rygarius announced that he would be leaving Blizzard at the end of the week.[1] He described the World of Warcraft community as "the finest most passionate community I've ever served."[2]
Awards[]
Rygarius is part of the Community Team that won "Best Community Management team" at Dragon*Con 2012.[3]
Notes[]
- Rygarius was responsible for posting patch and hotfix notes for World of Warcraft. He also had a very active Twitter account, frequently interacting with players.
Trivia[]
- The NPC Rygarius and the item [Flamelicked Cloak of Kaufebyrd] are references to him. Rygarius earned his nickname "Coffee Bird" because he used a hippogryph avatar on the official forums and because his Twitter description stated that he was "powered by caffeine".[4]
- Among his favorite voiced characters in World of Warcraft is Li Li.[5]
- His favorite mounts to use in the game are the [Silver Covenant Hippogryph], the [Ashes of Al'ar] and the [Reins of the Swift Spectral Tiger].[6]
Gallery[]
Ian "Red Shirt Guy" Bates and Chung "Rygarius" Ng at BlizzCon 2015.
Video[]
Rygarius reads feedback from a player from BlizzCon 2015. (direct video link)
References[]
- ^ Rygarius on Twitter (2016-07-20). “Time for #CoffeeBird to take flight, it’s my last week at Blizzard. Been an honor, please keep in touch @Kithrak_!”
- ^ CoffeeBird on Twitter (2016-07-20). “And this has been the finest most passionate community I've ever served.”
- ^ Guild Launch Presents Inaugural Dragon Slayer Awards (2012-09-05). Archived from the original on 2012-11-26.
- ^ Rygarius CoffeeBird (@Rygarius) on Twitter. Retrieved on 2015-10-04. - In the short user bio: "Chung 'Rygarius' Ng • #Warcraft Community Manager • Patch Note #CoffeeBird • Technical Writing Hippogryph • Powered by caffeine."
- ^ Flìp; Rygarius 2015-10-02. your favorite voiced character so far.
- ^ Official Forums