steam automatically patches them regardless of if you want it or not
Nah. You can disable auto-updating of your games in a couple of clicks.
Just thought I'd sneak that in here before someone comes along and calls you horrible names because you have an opinion or two
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GW: Tashen Boke [R/Me]; Rosti The Ninja [Mo/R]; Gort Grimley [W/Ne]
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I'm not even angry. I'm being so sincere right now, even though you broke my heart and killed me.