Basically, lots of gamers have a whole helluvalot of patience for the specific games they want, and when the developer is actively fixing problems, they're willing to exercise that patience for the idea that polish will come, even if it's not on release day like it should be.
Exactly. I'm willing to forgive BIS for a lot more than the average developer for this reason.
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