Final Fantasy 14 has had a very notable problem with harassment recently, more specifically the harassment of Square Enix's own employees. It was the most notable back when Dawntrail launched in 2024, following backlash surrounding the character of Wuk Lamat and her actor Sena Bryer, which director Yoshi-P said "broke his heart" at the time.
Bryer isn't the only person who has come under fire either, as it's been reported that several localizers have also been targeted with harassment. It's become such an issue that when Yoshi-P was asked how he deals with feedback on his work during a panel last year, he called on people to stop posting "demoralizing" abuse. It's clear that the FF14 team has been getting it from all sides.
Well, it now seems as though Square Enix is actually doing something about it. First reported by Automaton, the administrator of a notable Japanese news aggregator site called Netoge Sokuhō (formerly FF14 Sokuhō) was recently contacted by the company with regard to articles that it deemed were harming the reputation of its executives and employees.
Some fans take it way too far.
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