No no no don't make me think of it that way ;_;
it's been that way all along.
the game died with its playerbase. the kids who grew up with this game finally moved on to becoming adults working from 9-5 every day. as a kid you fought against the cogs, but as you grew up, you abandoned your duty and left. you've moved on to worrying about things like money, a career, putting a roof over your head. in the end, you've just become a cog.