I would say that given his performance track record as a dev and consistent communication with the community there could be a correlation between the two. Even a poor dev who listens to their players could create a better product than a good dev (armagan) who's eyes and ears are closed to feedback. If armagan or some other lead devs were to have the same mindset as mex, that communication and community feedback are very important and lead to a better game then even with all their managerial shortcomings we would have an immensely better game.