Something has been bothering me since the release of ROME II. It's pretty clear right now that not everything went according to plan for CA. There were some major changes, cuts and changes to the total war formula. The poor state of the game seem to lead to speculation that there was a shift in design halfway through development. I know I don't have hard solid evidence for this and these are usually things that game studios don't share with everyone. Why the change in lead designer from Jamie Ferguson to James Russell?

If anyone shares the same thought as me, please post why you think there was this shift.