I don't know what it is you break when you prop a patch, but every single update requires at least two 'repair' cycles via the launcher before I can run the game. If I don't run the repair process, I can't get past the login screen, it just hangs after I enter my credentials.
I even reinstalled once, just on the chance it was something borked in the install. Made zero difference.
Absolutely ridiculous.
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