Last Week's Poll's Results
Posted Saturday, October 26, 2002 - 13:33 CEST by Sorcerer

What we asked:

Q: How do you apply official patches/bugfixes released for the new games you play?
(310 votes total)

I apply any patches as soon as they're available (156) 50%
I apply patches only when I remember to look for them (87) 28%
I usually don't apply patches unless I encounter a severe bug that is fixed by them (57) 18%
I don't buy/play the game until the first patch for it appears (10) 3%

The overwhelming majority of people who have voted in the poll (50%), patch up their games as soon as the game makers release the bugfixes. A wise practice these last few years when most companies are rushing games to the market and fix bugs they know of later with patches...

However, 28% of poll participants are not so diligent, and they only apply patches when and if they remember to look for them. Considering that I can count the games that I've played in the last 5 years that didn't need a patch on the fingers of one hand, it's pretty certain that there is an official patch for almost every game you're playing.

18% of those who voted are really sloppy... They don't install patches unless they encounter a very big bug that can only be squashed by the official patch.

Lastly, only 3% of people who voted in our poll are wise enough to wait for the first patch(es) for a game to start appearing before buying or playing it.