[2019] I hope we can at least play single player or private servers

I think just taking away a game that people paid for is a bit scummy, seeing as the reason it can't continue development is because they tried it on too large of a scale. The game ran pretty well for an early access game it was just because the world was too massive, if you compressed it down to a smaller bit size game and got that running before you tried to make it huge it would be a lot more successful. So I think rather than just shutting it down they should just tone it down to smaller servers and worlds, focusing more on stability and content rather than being the biggest game. The premise of the game is already unique and awesome, they don't need to make it this massive mmo. It offers a one of a kind survival experience where you can lose everything but at least your base is different each time and logs out with you. Also what other game lets you Spiderman around a dead planet as awesome pirates.

TL;DR The game shouldn't be forgotten, it's unique and fun. I believe they should just move to a smaller scale and then see what happens. No one would have bought Minecraft if it was an mmo that wasn't playable in certain countries and at certain times of the day.