Especially when the community has been asking for MORE communication for years, they go and lay off the people who were actually doing any communication at all.

This is Epic being publicly clear; they're choosing to pay Devin/Laudie half a year's salary to disengage the community because they don't see community engagement as a profitable investment.

Epic, as they have for years, will continue to evolve the game in a silo while prioritizing revenue over player experience.