I'm absolutely thrilled to announce that our CC Madness league has 20 teams in it. Testament to how much this community WANTS to compete and succeed. Thank you and good luck to everyone who signed up - first leg of the tournament starts this Friday at 8pm EST! #ffxiv | #pvp | #crystallineconflict

Going live for a little bit, making an EU PvP alt to try and finish out the season! 🟣https://twitch.tv/gidsonBrand #ffxiv | #pvp | #crystallineconflict | #eu

⚔️CC Madness - Open Entry PvP League⚔️ Looking for some FFXIV March Madness-styled action? Join or create an 8-player team to compete in Crystalline Conflict games this March! 📅PvP games EVERY Friday (March 6/13/20/27) 🕘Matches @ 8pm EST! 👑Top 4 teams play in Finals on April 4th! Details below🧵

I wish Blota was in PvE as well, but I'll settle for these goofy yoinks lmao #ffxiv | #pvp | #frontlines | #warrior

Being on a PvP team has been really fun. Catching up with people, everyone fighting for a Fan Fest ticket - I'm gonna miss this vibe 😭

Chilling with some Frontline until the ranked queues start poppin Trying to learn Ninja? Viper? Dancer? Wack stuff is happening lol #ffxiv | #ffxivpvp | #pvp | #ccrc2026 | #frontline twitch.tv/gidsonBrand

My page for the CCRC 2026 looks SICK!! Definitely makes me want to play more PvP, especially ranked, cause for as many tournaments as I've been a part of this list of accolades is low 😅 #ffxiv | #pvp | #ccrc2026 | #crystallineconflict

Good evening! If you want a preview of the #CCRC2026 then come watch tonight's Rising Stars tournament! Featuring some of the best PvP teams in #ffxiv with grade-a commentary (and also mine)! twitch.tv/merlin_xiv

Might be the first haircut in my LIFE where I came out thinking I look good

Doing commentary for a #ffxiv PvP tournament tonight! A bunch of these teams are going to be in the upcoming Fan Fest tournament! #ffxiv | #pvp | #crystallineconflict | #tournament twitch.tv/merlin_xiv

Doing commentary for the Squires League Finals tonight! Come watch how good YOU can get at PvP in just 2 months! ⚔️https://www.twitch.tv/thesquiresleague⚔️ #ffxiv | #pvp | #crystallineconflict | #ffxivpvp

Doing commentary for a #ffxiv PvP tournament soon! #CrystallineConflict | #CCRC | #SquiresLeague Come watch the newest players throw down in the Squires League, tonight at 8:30pm EST! twitch.tv/thesquiresleague

WARRIOR-only RAMPAGE-only dueling tournament starts soon! #ffxiv | #pvp | #unga | #bunga Come watch NA's best fight in the dueling ring! twitch.tv/gidsonBrand

We're hosting a Warrior-only dueling tournament tonight at 6pm EST, at the Primal/Leviathan Wolves Den! Anyone who signs up is guaranteed to get 4 HQ Courtly Lover's gear, with the grand prize being a fully penta-melded set! #ffxiv | #ffxivpvp | #warrior | #ungabunga

Doing some early morning ranked PvP, come hang out! #ffxiv | #ffxivpvp | #crystallineconflict | #plathell twitch.tv/gidsonBrand

My bad guys, crashed the server trying to do organize my inventory :( #ffxiv

Hanging out with some Frontline & ranked CC today before Season 2 of our Beginner PvP League takes off! Come hang out before the SQUIRES LEAGUE begins, tonight at 8pm EST! twitch.tv/gidsonBrand #ffxiv | #pvp | #ffxivpvp #crystallineconflict

The 14KO team has been invited to raise money for the Fred Hutch Research Center! 🌵🔷 Join us TODAY as we compete in a Marvel Rivals & Dead By Daylight tournament while raising money for their international HIV Vaccine Trials team! 🕒Starts at 3pm EST! 🟣https://www.twitch.tv/gidsonBrand

I'M GONNA FINALLY BUY THE BUFFALO

Going through some old clips on this cold and snow day, and this is THE BEST PvP clip of the year. One team asked me to play Freebird during their match, and they did NOT disappoint! #ffxiv | #crystallineconflict | #tournament

Talke is very good at collecting & presenting information on FFXIV -- if you have any opinions about PvP, this is a great way to get them out there!

Finally on break from running PvP events...been running around since June with two different leagues and the Ren Faire 😅 Been able to sit down and think for once and I've got two clear goals for next year: 1) Make enough moolah to go to Gateway Fate 2) Run a 100 competitor tournament in #ffxiv

Trying to make a video on how to not suck on Warrior -- cause the first step to getting good is to not be bad! Anywho, come hang out while I get b-roll footage in Ranked/Frontline #ffxiv | #ff14 | #warrior | #ffxivpvp | #gitgud twitch.tv/gidsonBrand

EYYYYYYYYY if you want something cool to do during the FFXIV content drought, come try out pvp tournaments! Just put together a highlight reel for Supernova, the recent community tournament featuring some of the best teams in NA! youtu.be/c6wU3HmnSfU

I love GIANT ROBOTS and I love TOURNAMENTS -- which is why I'm hosting a Swiss bracket for #mechaBREAK! Sign up to meet 'n greet with new Pilots, and hopefully take home the gold!

If you like PvP in Final Fantasy 14, you should watch this guide on how to compete in tournaments (both official and grassroots)! It can be a little intimidating, but with the right plan YOU can kick some serious ass too. youtu.be/YPJYSlGflOU

Gonna go live with some FFXIV! Starting with some chill PvP tournament logistic work & talk, maybe Frontlines later. Or maybe more Mecha Break hehehehehhehee twitch.tv/gidsonBrand

🐱BLACK CAT BRAWL -- FFXIV PVP TOURNAMENT🐱 The first leg of our Arcadion PvP League is TONIGHT! Come watch 8 teams duke it out in Crystalline Conflict! Featuring Aeon, Temari_anon, and Well Sheat on commentary! ▶️https://twitch.tv/gidsonBrand 🕖7pm EST -- Games Start!

Streamin sommmmeeee casual PvP events! Join in at Primal/Leviathan for the >>CC Community Roulette<< and some an >>All Dragoon Frontline sync!<< twitch.tv/gidsonBrand

Shoutouts to that one time our tournament ran during one of the DDoS attacks 💀 We did wind up cancelling it about an hour later, but this was definitely one of the more memorable #ffxivpvp tournaments lmao

Best Paladin play from the #ffxiv Community Cup has to go to Atreus Auditore -- saving his bard from a THREE LB combo! I specifically complained about this in the EU CCCC, but it looks like Brian Ricardo was paying attention lol

Hey folks, I'm streaming #FFXIV tonight! If you want to see what high-level PvP looks like, come check it out. Any sub or donation lets you choose my class for a game👍 twitch.tv/gidsonBrand

Streamin some Blue Mage stuff & compiling PvP events today, come hang out! twitch.tv/gidsonBrand

🟪 Going live in preparation for the official Square Enix community cup! Come hang out! twitch.tv/gidsonBrand

🟣Streaming some custom & ranked PvP, maybe some blue mage after! #ffxiv #ffxivpvp twitch.tv/gidsonBrand

Wanna get to know the teams playing in the NA Community Cup? Join us for an interview with Paw Patrol, playing in the preliminaries on April 14th!! youtu.be/_RsFcm3BJNs?... #ffxiv #ffxivpvp #pvptournament

FFXIV PVP TOURNAMENT GOING ON RIGHT NOW twitch.tv/gidsonBrand

Want to find out where to play PvP? Check out our public PvP Event Calendar at xivcompetitor.carrd.co! Or, if you think reading is for chumps, watch our video recap at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4HK...

Ranked PvP & new Secure queue sync at 9pm EST! twitch.tv/gidsonBrand

Playing in the NA Community Cup and practicing with some ranked grind. WE'RE GONNA TEAR THROUGH THE BRACKET MAN, JUST YOU WAIT!! #ffxiv #ffxivpvp

Casual Rum Savage Prog! twitch.tv/gidsonBrand

Ranked Season XIV is up -- I want that portrait >:D twitch.tv/gidsonbrand

Seriously, I think FFXIV pvp has peaked with this Like, rescuing someone out of a stack or into mechanics is a fun way to mess with friends. But actively being ENCOURAGED to do it? OH YEAH BABY

I've finished updating my Pictomancer guide with the 7.2 PvP changes. Feel free to hit me up with questions and suggestions that you'd like added to the guide! (I know it's mostly CC focused but I'd be happy to add advice for FL as well.) docs.google.com/document/d/1... #FFXIV #PvP

So, the following old series PvP rewards are up for grabs: - Archfiend set - /spirit emote - /determined emote (the WoL special) - Spectacles - Red/Blue Cruise Chaser minions Still missing two armor sets and the /linkpearl emote, but it's a step in the right direction! #ffxiv #ffxivpvp

A lot of people are going to think this battle high change only helps lower skilled players. However, spreading that battle high amongst a 4-man premade is going to help so much with GAINING momentum and I'm all for it. #ffxiv #ffxivpvp #frontline

Fell into the worst millennial trap possible: important things can't be done on a phone, I need a desktop. Which SUCKS, I'm losing so much of the day 😭

The FFXIV European Community Cup is over, and we've compiled every cool thing that happened into one video! You can check it out on youtube, or follow me for daily PvP clips from this and other community tournaments! youtu.be/xsqBix8d5vM

Wanna see if my PC can handle streaming Monster Hunter at lowlowlowlow settings lmao twitch.tv/gidsonBrand

Second test post for the feed #ffxiv #ffxivpvp #ff14 #ff14pvp