Letter From The Producer, XL (12/27/2012)

[Guevara]

I'll treat it as sarcasm.. :|

indeed it is

[Elexia]

we do celebrate Xmas in Japan (kinda, more like dating day )
but most people work this week so no need to tell people to enjoy holiday that they don't have

Yeah, I was a bit confused by that since I clearly recall Xmas being celebrated in various ways growing up in Japan..lol. it's pretty much like how it is in America modern days, not fully related to the birth of christ anyway.

[Raven_Reborn]

JEZZ ... the members of this forum will nitpit ANYTHING to complain or nag about. Just take it for what it is .. a letter for the producer about the game (mainly the schedule being posted).

[BlaiseLallaise]

Shortest umbral era ever. 5 years or less. Didn't the 6th umbral last an era from the giant flood?

Until this point, I was under the impression the 7th umbral was born the moment the egg cracked (dalamud), and would remain after ARR launch.

I noticed that too and was under the same assumptions. Seems kinda odd that an "era" ends so soon. Even if we work towards the end of the umbral era (perhaps with the defeat of Bahamut) it still seems short.

[Gemma]

Shortest umbral era ever. 5 years or less. Didn't the 6th umbral last an era from the giant flood?

Until this point, I was under the impression the 7th umbral was born the moment the egg cracked (dalamud), and would remain after ARR launch.

I think it might be a typo (or at least I hope it is doesnt make sense to me lol)
because yea I'm on the same page as you I was under the impression the 7th umbral era is still going on in ARR

[Quesse]

That's why I said Happy Holidays to keep it unspecific, plus the Starlight Celebration was held in Eorzea to wish us all a merry unspecific winter holiday

hence all the giant Christmas trees.... oh excuse me HOLIDAY trees in each nation.

whatever.

[Starlord]

Roadmap= Part of the Letter ( to me)

[Shougun]

. . . . Flying around the world?

Kidnaps Yoshida's itinerary planner's children...

XD

Wonder how many places he will visit XD

[Nuinn]

hence all the giant Christmas trees.... oh excuse me HOLIDAY trees in each nation.

whatever.

And you have a problem with. . . . what? That they chose not to call it Christmas even though its imagery is of the Western Holiday? Let's not forget Valentione's event, or the whatsitsname Halloween one. . . .

If anything, it's respectful to the people who normally, in their culture/religion, don't celebrate those holidays but enjoy the pop-culture aspect of it.

[Alhanelem]

plus the Starlight Celebration was held in Eorzea to wish us all a merry unspecific winter holiday

well actually it wasn't

"Happy Christmas, Happy Boxing Day, Happy Hanukkah, Happy New Year.... Happy Holidays. And if you have a problem with Happy Holidays, then Happy Shut The Heck Up." - The Angy Video Game Nerd (sanitized for this post)

People say holidays because there are many holidays this time of year. It's not just sensitive to other religions and cultures, it's entirely an accurate term.