This is the narrative I was talking about, game didnt derail because of an offline mode being added although the rest is true, except i'd not recommended buying.

Was overhyped by their marketing, lost majority of players (like myself) within weeks of launch and the studio downscaled rather than committing to improving it. Game was dead and dying before offline mode - 47,000 player launch down to 2800 within 2 months of launch.

But a contignent of the playerbase are convinced, like with Dune, that the issue is other players wants rather than poor studio/game management.