Online Game Final Fantasy Players Take Part in The Funeral Procession
Hundreds of players have been part of funeral ceremonies in the online game Final Fantasy after coronavirus killed one of their gamers.
Friends of the character referred to as Ferne Le'roy organised the funeral after his human counterpart passed away from the virus.
Following a discussion on Reddit, Ferne's Final Fantasy group decided to honor the player mourners gathered in the city of desert Ul'dah on the game's Zalera server.
Hundreds of players have attended funeral ceremonies in the online game Final Fantasy after coronavirus killed one of their most prominent players.
Final Fantasy is a Japanese science fiction series that focuses on a collection of game that plays as a role-playing. It is among the best-selling video-game franchises in the world.
The players were also joined by people who knew Ferne's character as an alternative character - Poppy Rose on the Coeur server.
The crowd was believed to be in the hundreds, was attired only in dark, funeral-appropriate attire.
After a discussion on Reddit the Ferne's Final Fantasy group decided to honor the player mourners gathered in the city of the desert called Ul'dah on the game's Zalera server.
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The procession began in the middle of the evening and traveled across a variety of landscapes as the sun rose, including the forests of the Central Shroud to the north. The journey took about 30 minutes.
The procession was concluded beneath the Guardian Tree, a sacred place in the woods.
The Twitter community of the game posted on social media to express their surprise at how many joined the procession.
One wrote: "The #FFXIV community never ever ceases to amaze me. Such a huge attendance and display of respect, community and camaraderie at this memorial service. My eyes couldn't handle this large number of people! May the player who died rest in peace. Rockets Mail Xyz My condolences go out to everyone who were involved. Everyone, be safe!
The group, which looked to have been in the hundreds, was dressed primarily in funeral-appropriate black
Another participant commented, "This was my first experience of this kind." There were people there who filled up three zones of the base game, which are huge in general. A lot of people attended to offer their condolences for fellow adventurers, their family and friends.'
The Final Fantasy funeral procession comes roughly one month after an assemblage of Japanese school children held their graduation ceremony in Minecraft after coronavirus concerns led to the cancellation of the ceremony held on campus.
