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'''Scorch Raserik''' is a prominent community leader and the lead admin for the main Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Discord server. Originally a veteran of the classic 2004/2005 Battlefront modding scene, Raserik has bridged the gap between the golden era of Star Wars modding and the modern DICE-developed titles. Today, he manages a community of over 40,000 members, helping organize clan recruitment, troubleshooting and general discussion for the 2015 and 2017 Battlefront reboots. | '''Scorch Raserik''' is a prominent community leader and the lead admin for the main Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Discord server. Originally a veteran of the classic 2004/2005 Battlefront modding scene, Raserik has bridged the gap between the golden era of Star Wars modding and the modern DICE-developed titles. Today, he manages a community of over 40,000 members, helping organize clan recruitment, troubleshooting and general discussion for the 2015 and 2017 Battlefront reboots. | ||
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* The GameToast Era: Before becoming a community manager for the modern games, Raserik was a dedicated member of "GameToast"—the original, legendary modding community for the classic 2004 and 2005 Battlefront titles. Joining around 2007, he helped test and develop several of the most popular retro mods, including the massive Conversion Pack (which ported maps, modes, and units between the first two games) and the Dark Times total conversion mod, earning official credits in the latter. | * The GameToast Era: Before becoming a community manager for the modern games, Raserik was a dedicated member of "GameToast"—the original, legendary modding community for the classic 2004 and 2005 Battlefront titles. Joining around 2007, he helped test and develop several of the most popular retro mods, including the massive Conversion Pack (which ported maps, modes, and units between the first two games) and the Dark Times total conversion mod, earning official credits in the latter. | ||
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Scorch Raserik is a prominent community leader and the lead admin for the main Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Discord server. Originally a veteran of the classic 2004/2005 Battlefront modding scene, Raserik has bridged the gap between the golden era of Star Wars modding and the modern DICE-developed titles. Today, he manages a community of over 40,000 members, helping organize clan recruitment, troubleshooting and general discussion for the 2015 and 2017 Battlefront reboots.
Activities
- The GameToast Era: Before becoming a community manager for the modern games, Raserik was a dedicated member of "GameToast"—the original, legendary modding community for the classic 2004 and 2005 Battlefront titles. Joining around 2007, he helped test and develop several of the most popular retro mods, including the massive Conversion Pack (which ported maps, modes, and units between the first two games) and the Dark Times total conversion mod, earning official credits in the latter.
- Modern Battlefront Discord: When the EA/DICE Battlefront reboots launched in 2015 and 2017, Raserik transitioned into community management. He actively maintains the LFG (Looking for Group) infrastructure and mil-sim clan recruitment channels on the server, which remain highly active despite EA ending official support for Battlefront 2 in 2020.
- Community Advocacy: Raserik often serves as a liaison during community crises. Most notably, in late 2021, a leaked developer "God Mode" hack plagued the PC servers for five months. Raserik and his moderation team helped compile technical reports from "Frosty" modders and continuously pushed the issue up the chain to EA community managers (like TotalFPS) until a patch team was finally reassembled to fix the exploit.
Community Leadership & Perspectives
As the accidental "face" of the moderation team, Raserik offers a deeply balanced, developer-sympathetic view of Battlefront 2's tumultuous history. Coming from a professional software development background himself, he frequently advocates for the passionate developers at DICE who were often hamstrung by EA marketing decisions (such as the infamous 2017 loot box progression system).
He is a staunch defender of the game's highly popular Co-Op mode, arguing that it perfectly captures the casual, "mowing down bots" magic of the 2005 Battlefront instant action modes, providing a vital space for new players to level up their classes away from highly competitive, veteran-dominated PvP lobbies.
Current Status
With official support for Battlefront 2 permanently ended, Raserik continues to moderate the community as it transitions into an archival and mod-focused hub. He closely follows ambitious community projects—like the Kyber custom server manager, which seeks to reverse-engineer server browsers to allow for private clan matches and permanent playability should EA ever shut down the official master servers.
