Matt Higby leaving SOE only makes p0intman right in p0intman's world.
If you had predicted the exact day and set of events down to a T then I'd be impressed. But that did not happen.. also
the game isn't dead for everyone - people are still playing it. Is it as successful as it could be? Definitely not.
The game was dead before it even came out for PS1 vet's who couldn't see past the original game.