I hate to get in the way of a good forum firestorm but..

[Leomoon]

https://matzavreview.com/2019/03/23/...ck-fans-upset/
https://www.destructoid.com/final-fa...d-547463.phtml
https://mein-mmo.de/final-fantasy-xi...iera-hrothgar/

>Using Destructoid as a source

Yeah I value them as much as Rock papper shotgun, you know the guys who wrote the horrible hit piece about XIV a few months back?

Not to mention you only read the title. None of these are talking about the Japanese reaction they only seem to be talking about the English speakers.