First round – Gacha Rinsing Co. vs Napping Ninjas
After a good few practise runs and a little Zalure levelling session, the time to race had come. We arrived in Universe 7 to find the opposition and the Game Masters already waiting for us. After a little explanation of pertinent rules, a few connection hiccups with the other teams leader and a healthy dose of Male Event Pose 5 (our Haka, if you will), we were off.
Despite being the first into the counter, I was the last into the actual mission and I spent a good deal of the first block playing catch up with my buffing duties. Throughout the entire mission I did feel a little like a fifth wheel but I think that my support will come into it’s own on a harder mission where buffs and Giresta will be required. According to Ruby Eclipse (the GM who accompanied us to make sure there were no underhand tactics) both teams were within 8 seconds of each other at the end of block 2…