Finally have something to shoot for!
As far as I can tell RichC got tired of the game, didnāt like the direction the game was taking, and to some extent got tired of the community as well I think.
He originaly left due to bugs ruining the game (Hereās a link about it I Quit (RichC) šŗ)
He did keep posting and browsing the forums until a year after (June 28 to be exact).
RichC (or rather his alt account) left the forums due to the direction the community was going as well as the game.
He didnāt like the idea of the devs implementing 2-2-2 for various reasons, but he really didnāt like what it was doing to the community. He didnāt like how people were pointing at each other saying they were the problem and arguing more and more creating the tribalism that we have today instead of pointing fingers at the devs who he viewed as the real problem.