Pretty much all of Veilguard's big problems are related to writing and they had to go, even if they are of the "old" bioware.

The game runs great, the attention to detail in the environment is there and there's some really impressive feet of technology in the largest battles. Gameplay is good for what is set out to be (more of a god of war like). But all the big mistakes are writing related. Some companions are badly written, romances fall flat. Thought I liked the ending because it wrapped the overarching narrative, but it does feel rush (ME3 anyone? no?) At one point it falls on the writer to do it good if not great, from andromeda, anthem, veilguard, at some point heads will roll on the weakest link and it's not tech nor gameplay, it's story. Bioware has had bad story writing since ME2! (yes ME2, where shepard is revived, nobody ask anything about that, goes to chase weird bugs but not the reapers? Earth is useless and think 100000 missing people are caused by pirates? Then at the end we're back the exact same point, waiting for the reapers to arrive... just wtf story telling.) But always, the companions saved the day, but this time it didn't happen, the whole thing fell well bellow the rest. At best the companions where fine this time and that's just not enough to make up for it.

So it begs the question, are people really mad the old bioware is gone, or are they mad at the idea the had of the old bioware and their writing team. Because Bioware has got to step up writing 200% for Mass Effect, story has to be on point, companions need to feel real and the writing teams that made Veilguard had to go, no other way about it. No investor or parent company will bet 100s of millions of increasingly costly dollars on them doing it right this time, it's impossible. The only way for Bioware to stay open, was what happened.

And it's not to say a change of scenery might not make those writers make some incredible games next, but I think it was the right decision for Bioware to move on. The heads of the studio should too, but that's not happening (they fall upwards in the business it seems).

Am I alone in thinking that this decision is a long time coming? And that it could lead to better writing next?