What is wrong [with R*]; Is something wrong?

[XerostarTG]

This might seem like I have no idea what I am talking about, but in general I have largely been in the dark on R*. I know that there have been bad working conditions, Dan Houser left last year, and whatnot. I only came across R* because of Red Dead Redemption [back in 2010], and of course I heard about the success of GTA V and GTAO throughout the years. So on to my question(s):

 

• Has there always been something wrong with/at R*?
• Did Take2 make R* greedy?
• Or is R* just in a bad situation under Take2, it is reluctantly do their bidding?

 

I have occasionally seen negative comments about the Housers and [more often] R* in general, so is there something wrong with the Housers? You can probably tell, as I have said in my introduction, that I am very much so in the dark on this stuff. I can clearly see that they have been getting lazier over the years: releasing GTA V countless times, Shark Cards, canceling and repurposing single player DLC assets, RDO's state, etc.

 

Also do you guys even know? Or is everyone in the dark (other than knowing that working conditions are not great)?