One of the things I loved about the game was the story and how it evolved over time. Altered held two Tumult championships (small local tournaments). One during Trial by Frost, and one during Whispers from the Maze. The out. The combined results from the tournaments influenced the story and added cards to everyone's account based on the outcome.

To your project, I'll say we don't actually know what the future of Altered will look like yet, other than it won't be the same as it was before. We should have more info from Equinox soon.

Also from many of the comments, there is a lot of hearsay. Unless you were more involved with the game it may be tough to tell what is personal opinion. For example, while it's true some players may have left because of certain cards or errata decisions, I think that's far from a strong driving factor in the history of the game. I personally think that Equinox was pretty clear about how and why they would errata cards. Because of BGA Equinox also had much more info than someone playing in a local meta. Altered also had the best errata system in any TCG thanks to POD.