Quote Originally Posted by KageTokage View Post
I honestly think the world first race would be a lot more interesting if it kicked off with everyone fully prepared after a free week prior because there's a fairly significant timesink in preparing the new crafted gear/food before jumping in, so teams that can offload that responsibility to others while they rush into attempting savage naturally have an advantage.
That's assuming they won't also delay new crafted gear/food/potion/tomestone.