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>Make video taking shots at a series/game with some popularity
>People that also hate the game click on the video since it aligns with/confirms their thoughts
>People that enjoy the game click the video to try to argue the points or mentally dismiss it once they see what it's about
>People who have no stake in it all may even click the video because they're curious as to how such a popular game is "failing"
The answer is simple: it makes money. People want attention and clicks for the sake of ad revenue. It's literal click bait nonsense, and it works consistently. People have figured out that you can get a shit ton of views by jumping on popular hate bandwagons. See the whole PirateSoftware nonsense. The guy is a fuckhead, but hardly worth giving a shit about. But you have dozens of videos coming out every day breaking down every single moment of his downfall, entire movie-length essays dedicated to cataloguing what happened. And they're getting hundreds of thousands of views.
FFXIV is in a bad spot. Even the most diehard fans would agree. Content is coming out at a sluggish pace, the story has nosedived in quality, job mechanics are homogenized, and the core gameplay loop in the MSQ is tedious, going from cutscene to cutscene. But there have been rough points before in the game's history. MMOs have ups and downs. Dawntrail blows chunks, but hopefully the next expansion is better. But making it seem like FFXIV is on the brink of death makes for a much better video than one describing how its just at a low point for the moment.