During that Blizzconline mess, i heard/read from some of my WoW friends that their twitter feeds were full of people commenting things like: "Might check out FFXIV now" or: "Final Fantasy XIV is looking like a tasty snack right about now."

I couldn't find those tweets, as Blizzard may have deleted them or they simply got lost/buried, but I'm not surprised at all. I watched Day one and two, and I feel like Blizzard is really misconstruing the wants and desires and just the overall culture of their own fanbase.