https://www.pcgamer.com/the-new-worst-gaming-trend-killing-our-favorite-games-to-replace-them-with-sequels/
The biggest games of the last decade are being wiped off the internet for no good reason.
Or going further back: Remember Star Wars Galaxies?
The game that was shut down less than a week before Star Wars The Old Republic released? You're not wrong about the other stuff, but this one definitely wasn't just a big patch.
No, I'm referring to the New Game Enhancements update that completely reworked SWG to play more like WoW. That was a much larger gameplay change than Overwatch 2 or CS 2.
Man... I miss SWG sometimes.
My Steam avatar is still to the day my SWG character.
It's the only MMORPG I ever paid a monthly subscription to play.