Worst part about the V26 update

Hands down is players must start the game online in order to continue playing offline. There are tons of us who play this game in places/situations where we cannot connect to the internet. Hours, days, weeks, even some people who cannot connect to the internet for months. Not just me, but my job requires me to be at sea without connection for months, and this part of the update basically destroys the game. Willing to bet that this will have a measurable effect on overall playtime given all of the different situations where someone cannot be online. Would love to see that change reverted.