We've all been there right? You paid for a game, it required an active internet connection and a couple of years later the publisher decided they're done with it and shut it down leaving you with a broken game. Annoying.
I understand what “the idea is”. The only way to make that happen is to get people to stop buying them. And I think it’s abundantly clear at this point that that is not going to happen.
I understand what “the idea is”. The only way to make that happen is to get people to stop buying them. And I think it’s abundantly clear at this point that that is not going to happen.
So yes, piracy is and will be your only recourse.