I can't say I'm surprised. If you pay enough attention, you'll see where things went wrong; namely his choice to make the fatal ending for part 3 of BOTTR a high-tier patron only release. The exclusivity of it and his attitude towards people who complained about it were the catalyst for this downward spiral. While the seeds for failure had been sewn way before with his bulging ego, due to the praise and attention his work had gained him, that weed could have been pulled well in advance before it became a problem. Thing is, he didn't. He let it fester and grow and now it's causing everything around him to collapse. The fact of the matter is that he is the architect of his own demise.