Order of the Blue Garter Twintania Down (No Exploits)

[Onolock]

That's funny, what do you think they are going to say?
A. They already have a hard-on for BG because of the guild's history with FF MMOs
B. This fight has been extremely controversial and I bet SE has been praying for ANYONE to down it so they can say "See, it is killable!
They will call this a legit kill.

Personally I don't like the strategy, I think it is abusing mechanics in a way that was not intended (this includes conflags, dive-bombs, fireballs and death sentence), but it's definitely not clear cut exploiting a bug. I applaud BG and agree they should get legit world first, I'm impressed at their perseverance and their creative use of the mechanics of this fight. However, if all content in FF is going to consist of finding uneven terrain points and mechanics that make you invincible in order to avoid boss skills...I'm not sure how long I'll be a raider or player here.

Yes...this is clear cut a bug and using this bug is an exploit... I've already explained why many times in this thread, so you can read back if you want. The boss AI script is effectively reset every conflag and the boss acts no differently from the offline strat previously exploited.

Other companies would have banned the offenders or taken achievements away as well as loot. SE might not do this, and yes I agree with you on the PvE in this game. Setting the standard for actions against exploiting and other offenses need to be dealt with to show they will not tolerate it. After all, they didn't even ban the JP group that bugged her with the offline bug, so my faith in them isn't that strong. I will not sit idly by though and let a guild claim world first using "clever" mechanics and exploiting bosses. I will be vocal, only because I would like to see a healthy competitive raiding environment(everyone should care about a level playing field) for all guilds, not one filled with who can exploit and use clever mechanics the quickest.