Eh, I agree with some of the posts in here. Personal information should be left on networking & blog sites (as that is specifically what they are there for.) For a "Producer's Letter" which generally houses information as far as game development & progress is concerned, I would want to leave that specifically for that purpose. A lot of players view the lodestone for drops of new game information & lore, and when a post is used under the guise of information only to be shown as a personal letter, it's understandable as to why people would get touchy.

It's unfortunate he has been un-well, but using that as the basis for a letter is a cop-out when the playerbase hasn't seen much significant information since payments commenced. Especially when there are large issues to address (server mergers, 1.21, payment information, etc.) I'd rather he put off the letter for another week and include something tangible that we, as the paying playerbase, deserve.