Please show us something!

[TAS]

Of course there's no harm in asking for a peek into the future content. We all want to see more about whats coming in the next update. But, ending a sentence with an exclamation mark indicates that the sentence is a demand, urgent request or a statement, not a question or a friendly request. This is mainly the reason why Enkidoh reacted the way she did.

I would reply the same way.

Because it's written text (rather then verbal communication), proper punctuation (or interpunction) is necessary to give the reader the right idea of the intention behind the text. Mostly because we can't hear / see the emotion behind it. This is also why there are so many miscommunications through written text like the in-game chat, where players fly at each others throats just because of 1 sentence (and why trolling works so well on forums). The "Tales of the Duty Finder"-thread is a good example of that.

Exclamations can also be used as a means of expressing or conveying excitement, which is how I chose to express my desire for a sneak peek. Not all exclamations are indicative of negative connotation.

But as you said it can be hard to get a read on emotion or intention in written text, especially on a forum, which can lead to miscommunication. But as the saying goes "Assumptions are the mother of all f**k ups."

But this isnt post about proper use of punctuation, and it certainly wasn't an attack on the development team who have done the absolute best to keep this game running in the midst of a horrible pandemic.

I love this game! What little we know about 5.3 has me hyped! I'm speculating like crazy! And any little tease the the devs can show would make me, and hopefully others, smile!

Again.... Not a demand.... Just an ask.

[Aldora]

Exclamations can also be used as a means of expressing or conveying excitement, which is how I chose to express my desire for a sneak peek. Not all exclamations are indicative of negative connotation.

But as you said it can be hard to get a read on emotion or intention in written text, especially on a forum, which can lead to miscommunication. But as the saying goes "Assumptions are the mother of all f**k ups."

But this isnt post about proper use of punctuation, and it certainly wasn't an attack on the development team who have done the absolute best to keep this game running in the midst of a horrible pandemic.

I love this game! What little we know about 5.3 has me hyped! I'm speculating like crazy! And any little tease the the devs can show would make me, and hopefully others, smile!

Again.... Not a demand.... Just an ask.

No worries TAS. No harm done. (^_~ ) We are also dying to know more about whats to come.

[MsMisato]

I need Patch 5.3 so bad I'll even take a screenshot... Just show us something!

There will be flying in ARR