Why would a narrative designer be fired over mismanagement? He has nothing to do with it. Cluney the creative director maybe, but not Mitsoda, especially since he's the original dev and firing him would create a PR nightmare and loss of even more money.
This is even worse. How is possible firing people without providing any reason? In my country this would be illegal.
In his role as a narrative designer he could very well stretch out work and lie (or withhold progress report) to management for some serious cost sinks. Especially in a game like this with V/A budget and such.
Making a game is expensive though.
The current theory is that both Mitsoda and Cluney were against cutting off parts of the game to be stuffed into the Season Pass content. This would mean having less to work for the team (keep in mind they had to move the release date, again), while at the same time satisfying the Story Packs' requirements. It also gives good enough context for firing both Lead Writer and Creative Directior and hiring up somebody in their place who is supposed to get the game in somewhat working order out of the door on time no matter what.
Still retarded to fire your top creative staff over a difference of opinion about monetisation. Ridiculus, even, to deal with such a disagreement in that way, since this is likely something that must happen often between business guys and creatives.
No argument here. But why so much secrecy over the reason they were kicked out? It must be something really bad for the Paradox - and they know it - otherwise I imagine they'd disclose it to the public.
