Letter from the Producer, XIV (07/20/2011)

[giftforce]

That's a collective we, not a royal we. You use 'the people on these forums' and I use 'we'. It's inclusive rather than exclusive, like you seem to prefer to create an air of 'I'm the victim!' You whine, complain and generally make an ass of yourself and then get huffy and throw a tantrum when you're called on it. If anything would make the game and forums better right now, it would be your absence.

Well if you can think of a better way to convey such concepts, I would love to hear it. But alas I am not Shakespeare so until then you'll have to excuse my not-entirely-perfect manner of speech. Sorry we can't all be perfect like you.

What I am most afraid of is the departure of Final Fantasy from its roots. You see, like a tree, Final Fantasy has roots. And, like a tree, it may bend toward the light a little, but stray too far and it will break.

And as the saying goes, if a tree falls in the forest...

We must uphold the sacred institution of 'Final Fantasy' at all costs, even if it means omitting the terms "derp" from our vocabularies. Whatever it takes.

[Eekiki]

I'm not agreeing with giftforce's whining about the use of the colloquialism "derp", but I must point out that nowhere in the original Japanese text of Yoshi's letter are the words "derp" or "ponies" found.

That said, I am glad they are in the English translation. They are used properly.