So XIV has been DDoS'd I cna think of some possible motivations:

  • Political: As an early post has stated, Japan and Korea had an...imfamous relationship. Other than that the attack could be an attempt to bring SE into GamerGate somehow by crashing the game and blaming the other side, but that seems unlikely
  • Butthurt: The timing of the attacks coincides with 2.41, which brought with it Second Coil nerfs. Special Snowflakes tend to be very angry when their specialness is diluted. However this also seems unlikely.
  • Trolling: Some People just want to watch Eorzea burn. Most likely motivation.