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Shit like this, friends and neighbors, boys and girls, is why we shouldn't be buying video games at launch. I don't care if they're PC ports of console games or multi-platform releases or exclusive to PC/console or whatever. These days, games are almost invariably going to be no vacancy roach motels when they're first released, so you're better off waiting a while before buying the hot new shit. This has been my policy[1] for over 10 years now, and I have not once regretted that decision.
[1] - Though, admittedly, said policy was more in response to bullshit DLC practices than it was in response to games being bug-filled nightmares at launch, but it's definitely helped me to avoid the buggy messes as well. (Unless it was something like Fallout 4, which was still a buggy mess, even when I finally bought the full game [i.e. the "base" game + all DLC], five years after initial release of the "base" game.)
[1] - Though, admittedly, said policy was more in response to bullshit DLC practices than it was in response to games being bug-filled nightmares at launch, but it's definitely helped me to avoid the buggy messes as well. (Unless it was something like Fallout 4, which was still a buggy mess, even when I finally bought the full game [i.e. the "base" game + all DLC], five years after initial release of the "base" game.)
