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Building on what OANST said, always online relies on their servers too. What happens if they go broke? What about in 10 years? It's exactly what's happening to PS2 online games - the companies aren't making money from it any more so they shut it down with no compensation.
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Assuming they didn't suddenly go broke with no warning, they could easily push out an update that stopped the check-in. Just as easily as they're actually doing it right now.
Valve have promised something similar if they ever go bust. My main problem with their offline mode is that it must be activated. It should be offered by default if the connection isn't working.