Its been two years and I can only keep that "Any Day Now!" fever for so long.
That kinda fever is bound to burn you out. You *should* let that drop. Because "any day now" is very unlikely. A healthier approach would be to find a pastime you enjoy and focus on that for the time being. Just check in here every so often to see what's up (somewhere else works too, so long as the place you go offers *reliable* info and not just rumors). I'd say once every week or two is plenty if an update is all you're looking for. The way I see it, you only need to come back *every* day if you're looking to keep in touch with other players regularly.
When it comes back, we're gonna need two things above all.
1)
We need to know about it. If you've become burnt out from checking every day, and moved on out of frustration or despair, then you'll miss the message when it does finally come. That's no good. Dial it back, take the expectations down a notch. Limit your search for updates to once every week or two. Make sure you're still here when it counts.
2)
We need to still be enthusiastic about it. Remember that this is an endurance race, not a sprint. Don't check every time with your breath held, hoping this is the time you'll see that good news. The crash from that kind of pressure is too much to take regularly. There's no need of that; don't do it to yourself. Just make it a part of your routine, like you might check your email or the weather. That way, when the good news does finally show up, it will come as a very pleasant surprise on an otherwise ordinary day. That positivity will help us embrace any changes they might have to make, if they're necessary.
It will also help us spread the word to old friends and new players. If we're focused on the positives when we tell people about it, it's more likely to convince other potential players to try it out for themselves. And that can only help give the re-launch more strength.
The thing is, this is one mission we can't steamroll. Patience is the only thing that will do us any good in this case. Getting excited over it on a daily basis is pointless - it isn't going to get us anywhere, except worn down and tired. And growing frustrated over it is useless to us - our *feeling* that it isn't working doesn't mean that it isn't working; it just means we can't see it.
The real key to patience is finding ways to take your mind off the thing you're waiting for, so the impatience doesn't wreck you. For most that means stepping back and doing something else in the meantime, while keeping an eye on it from afar.
