This letter of thanks (and video below) is for Yoshida-san.
(Part 1 of 4, we couldn't fit it all in one)

When we did our 2014 rainbow parade video in Limsa, we had no idea that it would be as big as it was. I only posted that video in the XIV forums asking for Yoshi P to see it, and I honestly didn't think he ever would. I watched our view count increase by the thousands, having no idea why. Then our members started seeing it everywhere: IGN, PC Gamer, Kotaku, Huffington Post, Towleroad, Buzzfeed, Reddit... it was everywhere. I never even got contacted and I did the whole thing! On top of that, please know that we NEVER turned monetization on any of our videos, because the reason was to say "thank you". That's payment in itself.

Months later, I was excited for the new expansion and so I flew to Boston to hear what was coming. I was lucky enough to make it in the front row of the Heavensward announcement (I waited hours and saw nothing else at PAX East the entire morning).