Quoth Lighthouse (emphasis mine):
We want to thank everyone for their continued testing efforts on the Training Room server.
Issue 8 is in it’s final stages of testing. We’ve recently made a couple tweaks which we feel has properly prepared Issue 8 for a post-Thanksgiving Launch. We really appreciate everyone’s patience with the testing process as we work to ensure a smooth release.
Which immediately drew the standard collection of “Thanks!” and (of course) “OMG No I8 4 TGvg Weekend DOOOM sad cry They Should’ve Told Us 2 Weeks Ago DOOOOOM Devs Lied Players Cried!”