A while ago, it was in one of Mike's update posts

I just heard about Vlad yesterday, when did he leave?  That's crazy.

Mike, you know how it is. Every since I've been here somebody's been bitching about the game (updates, fighter speeds, etc.) People pushed Vlad to have a mental breakdown and walk away.

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I'm just saying, for all we know he could have something already lined up.  He could have a sugar momma on the hook.  Why would he tell us anything when people attack him irl?  I've heard people have harassed him on Facebook even.  And to be perfectly honest, I have been battling depression and anxiety my whole life.  If I were in his shoes, I would think it much healthier to cut my losses and walk away.  It's probably why I threaten to quit so often, because this game stresses me out at times especially when people message me and tell me to kill myself because I booked a fight as a rookie org owner that was fair in stats, but I didn't understand the nuances of the game yet to understand the advantages of a cooked fighter.  But that didn't stop a pair of managers from attacking me for 2 years now to the point I had to block one of them.  Imagine this daily, from multiple managers?  Because a person can only take so much bs, so much hate, before you realize it's not worth it.  I don't know what his personal life is like, but I do know he's had some struggles in the years that I've been playing.  We've already had our bitchfest, and he's tapping out.  I don't like it, but I don't blame him either.  Let's just respect his decision because our steadily telling him he's wrong will do nothing but ensure we push him away.  Arguing that he should stay by making him feel like shit, or to suggest he can't support his child, is definitely not the way to get him to stick it out.  I know that wasn't your intention, but how do you know how it comes across to him?  All of our brains process data a little differently.  So all I am asking is that we just give it a rest.  Give him some time and peace of mind, and maybe he will reconsider.  As it stands, we run the risk of him leaving w/o being able to sell the game and just have it crash and burn.