Developer Introduction - DevM

When we set out to make CoH 3, we wanted players involved right from day one. As one of the best CoH players in the world, we knew Miguel (aka DevM) needed to be a part of that journey. We're absolutely thrilled to welcome Miguel to the Relic family as our newest Gameplay Designer on CoH 3. Here's a few words from the legend himself! - JohnT_RE

Hello everyone! My name is Miguel and I have been part of the Company of Heroes community for quite a long time. Most of you will know me as DevM from CoH’s competitive scene!  

Miguel (aka DevM) is one of the most accomplished Company of Heroes players in the franchise's history.

I started playing Company of Heroes from a very young age when I was eleven years old, and since then I have been hooked on the series. In the beginning I was very much a player who enjoyed the occasional artillery filled team game, but then slowly transitioned to playing on the 1v1 ladder. There I steadily increased both my rankings and love for the competitive aspect of the game. That’s where I hit my first CoH milestone by getting to rank 1 in both Wehrmacht and the American forces! 

Since then, many things have happened — I have hit rank 1 in almost all the factions in CoH 2 during the game’s lifetime, I won Sunday Night Fights, Operation Charlie Fox, the War Paint Championship, and even the most recent Master League Scorched Earth tournament.  

Although many of you know me from my Company of Heroes achievements, only a few know what I have been working to achieve in my professional life! 

I studied Computer Science, which brought me to the world of programming. From there, it was only a small step to start fiddling with games and several of the tools available out there. That started my love for making my own games and designing them. Naturally, I had an interest in working at Relic as they created a bunch of RTS games I grew up with such as CoH and Homeworld.  

Now that I’m joining CoH 3’s Gameplay team as a Designer, I’m hoping to bring the high level of analysis that made me a top player to the design aspect of the game. I’d also love to work with the team on some fun stuff like AI! 

Hopefully I’ll be able to help create the best possible iteration of Company of Heroes with the rest of the team. 

- Miguel 

In a tense Game 4 vs VonIvan, DevM has a bad start with a stunning artillery conclusion.

In the final match of this series, DevM tries to comeback from a losing position in this hour-long slugfest against Luvnest.

DevM faces up against his USF "playstyle nemesis" in CoH 1. Here you can see him adapt his playstyle on the fly to fit Fir3ball's.

Hey DEVM, remember that 90% or more of an RTS players base won't play ranked or are not competitive players, remember that some people like cool and fun things like sa2 mother ship black hole (that was remove thanks to pros ) remember that casual player base is bigger than competitive players, remember that DOW3 failed because relic removed cool and fun mechanics ( melee/range, morale, accuracy etc) and finally remember that a game needs to be cool and fun first then it can become an eSports lately...