Post of the Living Dead

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Closing deadlines are always the most hectic so I totally understand where ya coming from.

[StarDrake]

Most of my team has been pulling 12+ hour days for the past month an a half to get ready all of the stuff the other teams are spending 12 hours a day creating. But! It does finally look like there is an end to this tunnel (though it's still about 2 and a half weeks away) and it does like we'll make it out (I'd like to say unscathed, but our sanity is already in a pretty sorry state). I try to think of it as one of those Zen exercises where the master dumps a pile of sand in front of me and I have to move each grain with a pair of chopsticks...that are on fire.

Christ on high, I can only imagine the stress. And honestly, I'm actually upset about it; everyone on the FFXIV team does excellent work and I always worry about the job burning some or all of you guys out, and if it did that would break my heart. I hope you guys are finding a little time to live, or at least get a little time off come the 19th or so, at least!

Still looking forward to all those lore-posts. Forget names, I'd love to learn more about dragonspeak and all this crypticness that's been dropped on us the last few patches.

Anyway, Ferne, がんばれ～！ And I hope everyone is at least getting some sleep and time to eat and whatnot.

[Mahri]

The fact that you're dropping by just to say what's-up, amidst all the mayhem, speaks volumes as to your investment.

In turn, speaking for myself, makes me feel damn good about mine as a player and, dare I say, a fan. And I wouldn't be surprised if others here feel the very same way.

You do some fine work, and we are most pleased indeed to look forward to it!

Also, I hope they give you some good vacation time for all those hours you're sinking.

[Samcaesar]

Hope all you folks at the FFXIV dev team take a well deserved break once you can! No doubt those hellish work hours have really put a load on you guys! Good luck wrapping the final bit up, and I'm sure all of us here are incredibly grateful for your hard work.

[Chiramu]

Thank you for your hard work! I love the English translation ^^!

[Kedrah]

Be sure not to work yourselves to death.

[Lemuria]

Despite some of the grumblings, I think we all really do appreciate the hard work that goes on behind the scenes. I know what it's like to work to a deadline, and I imagine it's far tougher with every detail being scrutinized before you're even finished! So, just try not to stress yourselves out too much. There will be plenty of time for that when the surge of players hits and you're dealing with a huge amount of extra traffic

[Empyrean]

Look, knowing the naming conventions in advance of the release of Heavensward is VERY IMPORTANT and you should know that. THe sooner we can start naming our Au Ras the better.

[IveraIvalice]

I understand the struggle Fernehalwes, I'm in a similarly industry were crunch times can get just as bad at times.
I'm not gonna lie to you, I have been pretty upset at the lack of a response to some stuff I have been waiting for over the past month but I'm glad you took the time to post about why it's been a bit quiet and its calmed me down.
The internet makes people mad sometimes but know that your hard work is appreciated along with everyone else working hard.
I'm still really waiting for a response on some things but I'm glad to hear something at least. Hope you guys finish quick and get some rest

[rina_inverse]

looking forward for another lore bomb ferne