I don't see how him going affects us in any way. I'll always remember Dan as a two-faced lier who fed us nearly 4 years worth of BS that never happened. I know company goals can change and **** happens, but the sheer amount of time he fed us a line about things being "in testing" or maps being made "With PvP adaptation in…
I think we have everything needed for tournaments except tournaments themselves. the GM seems to shy away from any PvP work unless it's in a shuttle. TRH did a tiny one in December, but besides that and DrkFrontiers affair, there's really not much going on.
I don't really see much that requires changing, science has had a massive influx of attention, ships and new-found usefulness in the last 6-12 months. It seems perfectly credible as it is. Some abilities may be more useful then others in the current climate, but that's metagame for you.
I see no problem here, Dan spent most of his time lying through his teeth about PvP, and D'Angelo never made any real impression when he had the helm. Maybe it was better to at least have the devil you know? What time is the effigy burning?