One of the biggest complaints by gamers recently has been day one patches.

What are they exactly? When you put your game disc into your system for the first time or when it comes out, it connects to the Internet and downloads a patch to fix last minute bugs and issues with the game.

Most people would think it is a good thing, but people see it as developers putting out broken and unfinished games. The recent buzz has been with “Titanfall” and its 840 MB patch on day one.
What most people choose to ignore is that games are printed on CDs and produced a month or two before it actually hits the shelves. Between that time and when they print, developers are still working on the game and making last minute fixes, which is what the patch is for.

People also have been arguing that the patch is way too big and it will take far too long to download.

In all honesty, how is this a big issue? Both of the new systems have 500 GB hard drives and astoundingly fast download speeds, not to mention “Titanfall” is multiplayer only, so it will take up space to run the game.

All these complaints come from the common gamer, who will cry wolf at just about anything they think is unfair.

Granted there are some things that are unfair like micro transactions and pay-to-win type games, but that is a whole different topic entirely.

My worry is that it will only get worse and worse. People seem to be enjoying bashing games and their developers more than actually playing games and enjoying what they should be. It takes a lot of the fun out of it.

The day one patch issue has turned into a fatiguing process. If developers put the patch on day one they are burdening gamers and sending out incomplete games. If developers do not patch the game, gamers complain that the game is broken and that they sent out an incomplete game.

For developers, this has turned into a lose-lose situation where they cannot please their audience. I think they should just stick to their guns and do what they think is best for their games.

In the end, it is their game that is built around their image. They should take pride in it and do what they want. I feel as though gamers would get used to it and accept it in time, finally seeing the benefits.

Until then, message boards and comment sections of game review websites will keep blowing up with angry gamers crying wolf and wishing for better treatment. They have it good as is, so what could they really demand next?

For now, it looks like we’re stuck with it.

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