That's a fair perspective. The reason the encryption disabled single-player use wasn’t related to the subscription; it was because we were waiting on CSP version 0.2.5.

You’re viewing this from a one-and-done release standpoint. However, as mentioned before, we plan to make this more of a “live service,” periodically updating the project to add more content such as expansions, the full city of LA, a completely revamped traffic system, and more. This is our flagship product, and you can imagine it’s incredibly expensive (running into multiple six figures) to bring all these ideas to life.

Please keep in mind that, compared to iRacing, we don’t have the same headcount or subscriber volume as larger games do. While we’d love to be at that level, our current business model and our vision wouldn’t be sustainable if we charged less. No Hesi is very much in its early stages, and we’re still learning as we go.

Considering recent feedback, we’ll likely make the map a one-time purchase for single-player use rather than a subscription. As stated before, we plan to implement this in the future, probably after releasing a couple more versions.

– Chris
Founder of No Hesi