Greetings, Kinnies!
Here is another much discussed topic.
There has been no mention of what happened to Executive Producer Kate Paiz, but we have a new Executive Producer: former dev, Aaron "Rowan" Campbell. Warner did have a round of layoffs recently, but I have not heard if Kate Paiz was included in that.
Below is a link to his letter. It is short but very interesting.
https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?543150-A-Letter-from-Executive-Producer-Aaron-Campbell
Enjoy!
~Lerillos