Post of the Living Dead

[Fernehalwes]

Hey guys!

First off, allow me to apologize for maintaining radio silence for the past...sheesh, has it already been a month!? /sigh... All those rumors you've hear about crunch time in the software industry?

Lies! Lies, I Tell you!

It's like 20,000,003 times worse than that

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.

We have little time to do much other than deal with the mountain before us, but every now and again, we do get on the forums and try to read over what you guys are talking about. There are some things I'd love to answer, but the team is pretty much on lock-down until the game is done, so I ask you to be patient for another few weeks. Once our chains have been cast off, I hope to drop in and chat about a bunch of stuff like song lyrics, cryptic text, beastman & dragonspeak, hidden lore, and other odds and ends. Do I dare say, please look forward to it!?

Anywho, thanks again everybody for the continued support and the sprawling speculation. We're almost there!

[Enkidoh]

So, Voidsent can also be undead (ashkin) at the same time? *mind blown*

I just want to say a big thank you to you Ferne and the rest of the writing and lore/translation teams for all your hard work - I was utterly blown away by the big twist at the end of 2.55 (although I guess part of me is a little surprised about how dumb my character was walking into an obvious trap like that so willingly! ), and to say I am eagerly awaiting Heavensward's story is an understatement of Calamity proportions.

So once again, thank you lore and writing teams for such an amazing narrative!

[Kaiser-Ace]

Hope all it going well Lore Master. I've personally enjoyed your work as I know Enkidoh and Moose Sensei have as well. Keep up the great work and know that we're all backing you no matter how some may complain.

Here's to your next masterpiece and, Twelve willing, many more to come.

[Wolfandre]

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.

Wait. Are the grains of sand on fire or are the chopsticks on fire?

It's important.

[Grayve]

Wait. Are the grains of sand on fire or are the chopsticks on fire?

It's important.

No doubt it's both.

Looking forward to the amazing and informative posts in the future, and thanks for all the hard work you do, Fern!

[ZhycranaDranix]

Thought was a Dark Knight thread O.o

[Anonymoose]

And the scholars say he's in the fourth or fifth rung of the voidsent hierarchy; obviously pure top-down speculation.

Moving grains of sand with flaming chopsticks is clearly third rung credentials. </bubblepipe>

[ZhycranaDranix]

Thought was a Dark Knight thread O.o

[Cilia]

No worries; patience is my strong suit. I am very much looking forward to it with bated breath.

[Rufalus]

Everybody working on XIV deserves some big congratulations for giving up their social lives and their sanity to get this expansion out the door. thank you!