Yes, totally clear. Except that when the server is not available your game crashes. How is that any different from the game depending entirely on the servers be

Yes, totally clear. Except that when the server is not available your game crashes. How is that any different from the game depending entirely on the servers being ON? The game depends on the servers, either for DRM or for game saves. But when they are off-line, it doesn't matter the true reason for game crash. The fact is - the game needs the servers being ON.