Well, my gentlemen, if one said that we haven't just gone through a very tempestuous year, this one would be lying for sure. Without a doubt. I am certain of it. Not only did we have to cope with Ealendril leaving the Edain Team, as a community, but I can also assure you that the internal forum struggled to keep the pace as well. And no blame or fault ought to be appointed to someone in general; it has been a difficult period for all and it equally involved pretty much all fields of the whole modding process. But we're trying to rectify this and remedy, as the recent article put forward in a more articulate manner. This hour of darkness, which seems hopefully to be behind us, and the relative reaction of ours to tackle the issue shall test our temper. We'll finally see whether this Mod has still much to offer (it does and will) and whether the community will eventually prove itself loyal and resilient. And loyal and resilient it has indeed proven itself, so far. Hence, I would really like to thank any passionate fan and member of this broad family for having endured in such troublesome times and for not having fallen prey of those malicious voices that had predicted the definitive death of the project.
Needless to say, merit should be recognised and acknowledged in regards of our beloved developers in equal manner, for they still enjoy modifying a nearly 15-year-old game and being a lively body of that which is the world of Tolkien's admirers, along with the great appreciation of the cinematographic trilogy that we all fancy a great deal. If we manage to succeed in meeting the tasks before us, and if this marvellous project does not fail to amaze further, I'm sure there will be many more wonders to discover and to rejoice at. I'm well confident that we shall soon see a brighter future and the well-deserved fruit of our labour.
My journey has commenced with the Edain Mod, it is a part of it at the present time and forever it will. That's why I shall cast my vote for the Mod, so that we may all have our passion rekindled and determination renewed. You have my unfaltering support