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I found it funny that they played pre patch on the stream, but still recommended people to download it. Why didnt they play it then?
I honestly think it was a mistake not to play the fully-patched game, in all its buggy glory, on the stream. It would have been a win/win for them.
Case 1: The game happens to go off without a hitch for hours. Those of us who have experienced consistent, game-breaking bugs would be left wondering if ours really was the typical experience (or if we'd stumbled into an alternate universe).
Case 2: The streamers are hit with every bug reported on these boards, one after the other. At first, the villains inside us (everyone has a little bit) would lean back, twirl his/her mustache, and enjoy a solid helping of schadenfraude. But once that initial wave of vindication has ebbed, perhaps some empathy might set in. Perhaps, as we stared into the shocked expression of anagnorisis on the streamers' faces we might think to ourselves, "Brother. Sister. I too have walked that lonely shore. Wander in solitude no longer." Then, we might reach out to our monitors, our fingertips tracing the path of their pixelated tears, and whispered "They have suffered as I have suffered. All is forgiven. I will wait for you, brothers and sisters...I will wait for you."
Or maybe not.
Just letting the mind wander while waiting for the 3rd host migration in a succession of missing keys. Someday when I'm locked out of my apartment, fumbling through empty pockets, I'll look back on these times and chuckle.