Some projects take longer than expected. Real life gets in the way, vendettas get in the way, sometimes even having too big of a staff gets in the way as people fall off the map, leaving work to be done that they promised and didn't deliver. This is how some big projects get mired down. With every passing month, the project seems further and further away, and people's expectations for it continue to grow. It takes a lot of dilligence, a lot of perseverance to push past those interruptions and get back into the work, pushing it to the final goal, which is the release. Tsainetomo, or Shi Long, came to me a long time back and started working on a refresh on the Lightsaber combat guide. It was to bring the old guide more current, and do something that the old one didn't: help members actually write their chosen forms. A team was recruited, work doled out, and then edited, presented and then edited again. Sai stood behind this process the whole time, taking the critiques, making the adjustments, wrangling the team, and keeping their collective heads in the game. It was Sai that sent out the constant reminder emails, pushing people to complete their sections. It was Sai that begged for code support. It was Sai who brought the work through the editing process, and it was Sai that pushed all of us to get this out the door. It wasn't easy, but it was important, and it was his steady hand that steered the project to completion. Thank you, Sai, for the long hours of work and the constant push, even when we all lost the fire. ~ Muz Ashen, the Lion of Tarthos

Zanet Xox, 2015-03-22 22:46:48 UTC