Quote Originally Posted by maartena View Post
There is however a really good reason why SSG would NEVER do this, and I already mentioned it above: Just like any game that is completely offline can have a "trainer" (which essentially reads game memory and then changes certain things, such as money or life, or whatever), someone would without a doubt write something that can analyze the memory of the server running, and then subsequently use it to their advantage on a live server. Essentially, it would open up a massive can of worms, and although people would get banned for it quickly, it would create an environment where the game servers can no longer be trusted because someone has "hacks" and "cracks" for it developed with the offline version.
That's a good point, actually.

I had meant it to be a totally separate experience and wasn't worried about moving my characters back and forth. (I suppose that isn't what the OP had in mind though.)

I'd still like it. I'm happier playing live, and don't really mind not getting my own private, quiet instance to play in, but if they ever did release something like that, where I could play offline, even if it were because the game were closing down, it would be something I would be likely to purchase.