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Re:Locked out of 'God Mode', runners are hacking their tread... by dghlsakjg on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @12:24AM (#29990289)
I actually think that may not always be for the best. Games are released in beta, and qa takes place in the months and years after release, if ever.

Updates can be issued, but it increasingly means that things are released in a state where updates NEED to be issued

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Re:Locked out of 'God Mode', runners are hacking their tread... by Gigachad on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @12:46AM (#29990414)
I don't find this to be much of an issue because rarely is this ever a shock or surprise to the semi educated consumer. The game comes out and you see 100 people complain on reddit that it's buggy, so you just don't buy it until its resolved. Steam also has a pretty no fuss refund system for the cases you didn't see anything beforehand.

What seems to happen is people want the game as soon as possible but also complain when it isn't perfect on release but overall they enjoy playing it sooner more than they are bothered by its lack of polish.

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