I agree with what an earlier post said about glitching the Conflags. EVEN if you do exploit the conflags (not that I think OP did), the other mechanics are so much harder to deal with that it's clearly a joke anyway. The gear and skill needed to beat the fight itself will surely be good enough to kill the conflags before the explosion occurs.

For those who do not know... The Order of the Blue Garter has been around for a LONG time and had quite the reputation for being the first to figure fights out in the FFXI community, way back in the day. They wouldn't post something like this if they didn't kill it the legit way and have the video to back it up. I'm also willing to bet that if they did figure out an unfair glitch, they would purposefully wipe the fight and avoid triggering that exploit again. It's about both honor and pride. If you want to say you have the world first.. you can't in good conscience beat it in an unfair way.

Anyway, congrats on the win! I have mixed feelings about seeing the video. I understand both sides of the spectrum when it comes to this. On the one hand, I would love to see how it was FINALLY done. On the other hand, I would like to try my hand and 'figure it out'. Having the world first accomplishment isn't important to me -- plus, I am nowhere near geared enough to pull that off. However, there is something very special about being able to say YOU figured the fight out yourself. This is one thing that instantly 'goes away' once a strategy is developed and known.

Once a strategy becomes common knowledge, the fight is easier for those with the skill/gear to replicate it, and part of the challenge is gone. The video that is posted will get thousands upon thousands of views because EVERY single raid leader will tell their raid members to watch the video in full, study it, memorize it... whatever it takes to get it down and win. Everyone has the choice to NOT watch the video... but once the information is out there, it is out there for good. I hope people understand what I am trying to say.

I suspect this is one of the reasons so many Free Companies are rushing to get it done ASAP -- not because they want to say "I DID IT FIRST," but because they want to be able to say, "WE FIGURED IT OUT BEFORE STRATEGIES WERE KNOWN/RELEASED." I'd rather kill it for the latter reason.