Players Attend Funeral Procession in Online Game Final Fantasy

Hundreds of players have been part of a funeral procession in the online game Final Fantasy after coronavirus killed one of their gamers.

Friends of the character referred to as Ferne Le'roy organised funeral services following the death of their human player died from the virus.

Ferne's Final Fantasy group decided that the player should be honored after an Reddit discussion. There were mourners who gathered in the desert city Ul'dah on Zalera's Zalera server.

Many players have taken part in a funeral procession in the game online Final Fantasy after coronavirus killed one of their most prominent players.

Final Fantasy is a Japanese science-fiction franchise that is based on the role-playing video games. It is among the best-selling video-game franchises in the market.

Ferne's player, Poppy Rose, was also present to join the players on the Coeur server.

The group, which appeared to have been in the hundreds, was dressed in black funeral attire.

After an exchange on Reddit, Ferne's Final Fantasy group decided to honour the player, with mourners gathering in the desert city of Ul'dah on the game's Zalera server

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The procession began in the middle of the night and crossed various lands as the sun rose including the forested areas of the Central Shroud, to the north of the desert. The journey lasted about 30 minutes.

The procession ended under the Guardian Tree the most sacred spot in the woods.

The Twitter community of the game expressed shock at the sheer number of people who took part in the parade.

One wrote: "The #FFXIV family never fails to impress me. It was a massive attendance and display of respect, camaraderie and community at this memorial service. My perspective couldn't take this large number of people! Let the deceased player rest in peace. My condolences to all who were involved. Everyone, stay safe!

The crowd, which appeared to be in the hundreds, was dressed mostly in black funeral attire

Another participant said"This was my first experience of something like this. There were people there who played 2-3 zones of base game, which is huge in general. Many of them came to express condolences and support to their fellow adventurers, their families, and friends.

The Final Fantasy funeral procession comes approximately one month after a group of Japanese school children held their graduation ceremony in Minecraft due to concerns about coronavirus that led to the cancellation of the on-campus ceremony. twitsoc

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