I'd recommend checking out who was laid off name by name, you'd be surprised how vital for the game's health some of those are and what contributions they've made. Not everyone, surely, some people were closer to the camp of "that's why new stories are getting worse" but that's far from majority of the list we have, just a mere drop in a huge bucket. It would be more positive if was actually about getting story back on track, but it's a business decision of a parent company here - has nothing to do with actually improving the game or even caring about it's future. Just money.

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Uhh… you may want to check your facts.

Gina was the face of the game since it started. She was not a developer, but having a face to make announcements is a big thing. After the recent restructuring, Gina was promoted to Creator Manager, and she was coordinating the entire Stream Team and Creator program, which essentially was a major part of ESO’s marketing wing.

Also you’re mixing up Finn with someone else. Finn’s probably the most loved of the developers because the dungeons and trials were always top-notch. He used cheats when he streamed them because he was only showing off the art, and specifically avoiding spoilers for the fights. But he actually plays at a high level - the Stream Team used to run vet HM trials with the devs (Finn tanked), and they cleared easily and with half of the team inebriated. He is a capable player.

You’re probably thinking of Brian Wheeler, who is the Combat and PvP lead. He did that one stream for the new BGs, if thats what you’re thinking of. That stream really set a lot of PvPers off since they saw he didn’t not have a high skill level in PvP. But he is one of the devs that did not get cut.
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