So in this thread, we find that players aren't really interested in talking about the Live Letter. They'd rather talk about how Samurais were betrayed by the developers when Kaiten was removed and whether Team Hydaelyn or Team Zodiark is more virtuous even though neither was a topic in the Live Letter.

Did Viera and Hrothgar hairstyles/hats also get mentioned along the way but I missed it?

I'm excited for most of the new content. Interest in Island Sanctuary dropped down because it looks like we can't customize building placement so every island is going to end up looking like every other island, and I'm sad that the developers choose to limit it to level 90 characters when it's content that would be appealing to all levels. As usual, the music sounds great.