The problem could be solved by something like Empire At War when you load it up, it tells you there's a patch, but I really don't see the benefit of, if the game already knows there's a patch, to making you hunt it down. Wouldn't you prefer they catch this, fix it in the first week, and let the people who buy it 6 months down the line can enjoy their game with no hassle? What if I don't know that, in the initial release, there was a major, game-breaking bug, that *only* cropped up in the last hour and a half of the game, and the patch breaks save files? Maybe I like auto-updates? Maybe I think they could use them to actually fine-tune the game, instead of just fixing major bugs. Why do I have to activate an internet forum account? Why should I have to maintain an internet connection for my OS? You don't need to ACTIVATE it, you don't need auto-updates, just PLAY the fucker and IF there's a problem, THEN you download the patch.He did say that he 'might be wrong'. By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and adding startling new realism and responsiveness, Half-Life 2 opens the door to a.

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