Thoughts with #Turbine , #DDO and #LOTRO peeps today. If I can help, let me know. ☹️ — Rick Heaton (@rickheaton) July 7, 2016

It sounds as if Turbine may have been hit with another round of layoffs. Former Community Manager Rick “Sapience” Heaton tweeted this cryptic message alluding to bad news for the MMO teams:

There’s a bit more on Facebook:

We’ve reached out to Turbine for more. Everyone affected has our deepest sympathies.