@tyl0413 I hate online-only games, too, but let's be straight-up about a few things.
It doesn't matter wheter or not you care; if you screw up, bad things can happen. I've seen it happen too many times, and for big-time money.
Having dealt with copyright and contracts for many years, I can tell you 100% positively that NO, you do NOT "own" the copy of the game you bought, and you cannot "do whatever you want" with it. You purchased a license to use whatever is contained on the disc (the disc is simply the vehicle to deliver it to you in a playable form), subject to the terms and conditions spelled out by the company who legitimately owns it. You have zero right to anything having to do with that game code. You were allowed to play it, by agreeing to the terms, and nothing more. If you don't like the terms, don't buy it or play it.
If the terms say that the gameplay is made available only online, or for a limited time, or may end at any time without notice, you agreed to that when you purchased your license to play it. Again, if you don't like the terms, don't buy it. And FYI: "Patching" a game to make make it do something the owners never intended for it to do is also a violation of the terms to which you agreed--and that kind of thing has cost people lots of money in damage payouts to the copyright holders.
No one is forcing you to buy anything, so I guess you will have to decide which one you want more: Your principles, or the game.
