The world's first 🅘Final Fantasy 14 team to beat the Dragonsong Reprise (Ultimate) mission has been congratulated by having their videღo deleted by Square Enix.
Over the weekend, the first team to beat the incredibly tough and unforgiving Dragonsong Reprise (Ultimate) in Final Fantasy 14 emerged. Square Enix and game director Naoki Yoshida briefly 🌜congratulated the team in a , but now it emerges that the video featuring the clear run has been DMCA'd by the developer.
The first teams to clear Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate) have emerged. Congratulations!For those of you who are still progressing, good luck as you continue pushing on at your own pace!❗️We'd like to add something about 3rd-party tools, so please read our next tweet. (1/2)
The timing of the clear, and Square Enix's blog post railing against third-party software, can't be overlooked. Right now, it's not yet clear why the YouTube video has been taken down by Square Enix, but one popular community theory, which has credence in the post decrying third-party tools, is that the t൩eam were using software to manipulate the game's UI.
If you're unaware, modding Final Fantasy 14's UI via third-party software isn't actually that uncommon, and teams trying to be t♐he first to clear a tough challenge like the Dragonsong Reprise (Ultimate) will install software which tells them which way to run to dodge certain boss mechanics in the mission, for example. This helps the team, but it's in direct violat𒈔ion of the rules laid out by Square Enix.
It's because of this, the Final Fantasy 14 community believe, that the YouTube video has been struck down by Square Enix. Yoshida and company are crystal clear about their stance againౠst such software in the new blog po🌠st, saying that any and all software, no matter what is does, goes against the rules of Final Fantasy 14, and could even result in bans for multiple offences.
Right now, there's been no official comment from Square Enix about why the YouTube video showing the clear has been deleted. GamesRadar+ has contacted the developer for additional comment, and will update this article with any relevant 🦩information.
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Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, prac𒁃tices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.
