An ode to the Dev team.

Thank You.

thank every last one of you.

From the very public faces who take on the endless hoardes that is the community, to the low level GMs who sift through endless reports and deal with individuals on a issue to issue basis.

From Soken and his unwavering devotion to making every sound effect crisp, every song strike a chord with our souls, to the unsung hero who's job it is to make sure every new Minion has a flavorful and balanced impact on the Lords of Verminion meta.

From the folks who block out cutscene beats to work with the 11 voiced languages that the cutscenes are dubbed in and animate it all to work so well, to the individuals who love their work modeling so mucht hat maybe they forsook heading home to their loved ones for the night to make sure that the Viera and Hrothgar could wear spectacles.

From KojiFox, who even now cackles as Nutsack memes proliferate across the internet wide, to the interns working at Square-Enix's NA offices now to make sure everyone has their Starbucks in the morning.

From Yoshi-P on high, who lives and breathes Eorzea, to you... yes, you. You reading this right now. I don't care if you're Tom Holland's makeup dresser, a waiter at Eorzea Cafe, that one player who is looking for "BBW Ascian GF" in the Party Finder, the people responsible for writing mundane gate guard NPC dialogue, or the individuals responsible for wrestling with 1.0's spaghetti code to try and stomp out the bugs in a new and fascinating way to experience Final Fantasy XIV.

Thank You from the bottom of my heart for making Final Fantasy XIV everything that it can be. Thank You for a gaming experience I will never forget. No matter how hard it gets for you on any given day, know that there are people out there thankful that you fight against the storm. That weather you stand out in public as warriors of light or toil away in the background as warriors of darkness, that you are appreciated. know that when you stand together, you can sculpt whole worlds in your hands. you can move the very earth up to clutch the heavens.