Fuck so you can't pirate it and it will be a yearly bullshit subscription
Live service means essentially you never stop paying
They're going to do this in 2026 as well
Edit: this is worse than I thought. Instead of providing updates on a game customers paid for, they're ending support and are asking for you to buy it again to get updates... discount or not, they're still asking for another payment should you want to continue to get updates. People that bought the Pro Era II should at least be entitled to the 2025 update