> Play it offline, run a local server, put it away and pick it up 10 years from now and still be able to play it, etc.
While it's sad, this hasn't been true the last 10-15 years.
They don't claim you own a game after you buy it, that would be false advertising. Hence why they could change his gaming experience in such a disruptive way.
> If you don't understand why that distinction might upset people, I don't know what to say.
I tried clarifying, hopefully you understand what I mean now.