Statements like that are ridiculous generalisations. If nothing else, the response that the audience showed when he appeared at the 2018 Q&A would give the lie to that. I always looked forward to his appearances, I loved his obvious pleasure in the game and I was very sorry to see him retire
Generally speaking about the move, I wonder if it would have been wiser to establish their company outside California. I’m not an American but I have an Aussie friend who now lives there and she is moving because she and her husband find the cost of living in California to be difficult to cope with. I don’t know, of course, what benefits they may gain financially from being there - I guess if so many game companies are located in that State and region, there must be a good reason for it.
Will Morhaine’s new companies produce a big MMO? Possibly. I think it depends on how well Ashes of Creation and New World do.