I Personally hope when HTC finally throws in the towel, Hitech will package the client and single server software to be sold as is with no support on steam for $60+ this would allow him to discontinue the subscription service bring down the server(s) and still make money on the game with little or no effort.
You're implying that people will pay money for a desktop game with no online interaction and be profitable?
No I'm implying that If HTC wants to make money on the game after "Retirement" They can package the game with Client side 16 or 32 player H2H and with the software for a single instance stand alone server software that would let you run your own server limited by your own hardware independent from the client.
Basically for the price of a new AAA game you get the game client with H2H and the option to join a stand alone server as well as an installer for a separate single stand alone server instance. But if you want a 500 man arena you better have the hardware to support it.
I'm also suggesting the game could be sold on Steam as is with no support. Any sale that makes it past the return time would be pure profit.
For the community this would be a much better option than selling the IP to a 3rd party like EA.
