After last night’s controversy involving GRIND and the team’s Futures Rewritten Ultimate clear being called into query, the Final Fantasy XIV community is recognizing Kindred because the official world’s first team. It’s a powerful victory, as Kindred was noticeably behind Lucrezia and Echo in Phase 5 progression, however the team executed a clean run to secure the clear. Lucrezia was a mere nine minutes behind Kindred on their clear, which suggests the team was in the course of their pull when Kindred secured the kill. Third place went to DN, while Echo secured fourth, because the team decided to rest after over 20 hours of raiding.
Congratulations to all of the teams that competed within the race, especially those that streamed their progress. It’s unlucky that one other Final Fantasy XIV Ultimate race has been marred by controversy. Nonetheless, with the Echo x MogTalk production this 12 months, it’s a positive step forward for the Final Fantasy XIV raiding community and hopefully it could actually proceed to grow from here.
