Quote Originally Posted by RiceisNice View Post
Going into semantics territory when they say "multiple parties" because an alliance is only ever limited to 3 parties (which honestly can create just as much backlash as the whole housing fiasco back then if they really did instance explorations to one alliance per). But agree to disagree then; the fact that I can get a different inference from what we're already given than you is enough to give different expectations and perspectives.
I would concede that if it were not for the issue where semantics was a critical issue when it came to the discussions concerning housing. It's reasons such as these where I believe it's critically important that we pay attention to what is said concretely, and something that is not said concretely.

Much was clarified last night. Some of it completely new, and unexpected. There was not a hint of inference of having randomized loot (even to the point of randomized appearance) until last night. And there is still unanswered questions when it comes to participation. (Are FC trips restricted to ONLY FC or does a FC merely have to host it? Does a party or group need to consist of a preset 8 man group or full alliance or can the participation be jagged? Are the instances of these islands randomly assigned or can fellow friends/FC members join in as reinforcements?)

I can't guess as to your desires of what you specifially wanted to see out of the live letter, but it is apparent it was not met. My reaction to the matter, however, was somewhat different: