Paradox - devs were trying to make the game as easy as it can be by making things to help people to get stuff, to get cash for stuff, etc in order to have it more "player-friendly". They were told not a single time that it's wrong. It was ignored.
Now with everything being easy there is just nothing to achive and people leaving. Victory.
We actually do gather around this topic now and have a good laugh about it.
