Digging a Hole and Dying in it: Why Blizzard Refugees are turning to Square Enix’s FFXIV

H.E.Kniat
H.E.Kniat
Nov 7 · 8 min read

In the wake of the Blitzchung controversy I wrote an article about boycotting Blizzard, and while many people talked about it, I actually did it. As someone who has been loyal to World of Warcraft for years, putting tons of money and effort into it, dedicating every Friday and Saturday night for 3 years to raiding, and owning WoW branded clothing items, the decision to leave WoW was rough. I was the leader of a 300+ person raiding guild that I built from the ground up, I had 8 max level characters, and…

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H.E.Kniat

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29 years old, farmer of cats, writer, entrepreneur, cPTSD, Bipolar, Anxiety, and a slew of chronic illnesses.

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