For those that use the offical servers, this must be hard but honestly in my opinion (as a PVE only or solo guy) this is the best result. Dummy spit all you like but games die, servers shut down. Time to upgrade.
I am going to have a new Ark, not a port or half baked upgrade but a new one that even if the maps are similar Or even more or less the same are going to be better faster smoother and I can run about building my base and raising my critters and I for one do not mind paying for that.
In fact, I prefer it because it puts the onus on Wildcard to make it worthwhile.