Overview
- A BBC-verified transcript from a July all-hands quotes Leslie Benzies blaming "internal and external" forces and pledging to root out "saboteurs" after MindsEye's poor reception.
- Former developers say issues flagged by Benzies were logged as "Leslie tickets" that jumped the queue, with some entire missions removed at his request.
- Multiple ex-staff allege there was no coherent vision for MindsEye or Everywhere, describing frequent knee-jerk shifts from leadership.
- Workers report an unpaid crunch from mid-February to May that triggered mistakes and regressions and damaged morale ahead of the June launch.
- Following a reported peak of about 3,000 concurrent players, BARB cut 250–300 roles as 93 signatories pursue legal claims with the IWGB, while the company says it took responsibility and will continue updates, with the last patch on September 25.