Hmmm. When three of the main people behind a game's development voluntarily leave (to start an independent studio) before said game even launches, you've got to wonder why.

Based on past track record, I'm guessing SOE corporate was meddling in the creation process (again) and/or not listening to their development teams (again) in favor of whatever the marketing division wanted to see instead.

We'll see The Agency on-schedule, I'm sure, but I have my doubts about how finished or polished it will be when it finally arrives.

And SOE wonders why they're losing market share ...