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Anna Koselke

As the third Final Fantasy 14 Ultimate race in a row ends in MMO raiders caught using add-ons, World Race lead bans them outright: "Not everyone will be happy, but I think this is the best way forward"

Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail Futures Unwritten Ultimate raid.

The latest Final Fantasy 14 Ultimate raid has not come without its drama as players hoping to snag the top spot in the race to clear the fight first were caught and disqualified for cheating - a situation that has resulted in a controversial complete rework of the World Race's rules.

Following patch 7.1 and the arrival of Futures Unwritten, Square Enix's most recent Ultimate raid, the drama surrounding the use of third-party add-ons and tools has once again surfaced. After a static known by the community as "GRIND" cleared the latest Ultimate last week and beat other teams in doing so first, it was discovered that at least one member had been using one of the MMO's most infamous plugins while participating in the World Race.

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