Its going to be a free playtime. Gives us a chance to keep in touch with friends (some of us have some). Gives them time to get everything perfect with the upcoming game. If they really wanted to they could shut it down, save the electric/hosting costs and focus on 2.0. But they're saying hey, while we transfer everything, would you guys still like to log on and talk to eachother? Thats the whole reason they're asking, because they're not going to make profit for the downtime

They just wanna get the switch right, and are offering something to appease at the side