Does anyone else think the updates shouldn't be forced upon us as the players to play our character...I mean I Cleared the Cache on my 360 to do some things and it told me that I needed the latest update(s) to be able to play the character.

Updates should never be forced upon unless you're playing a multiplayer game. They should always remain completely optional.

Is it a stupid thing to do? No, it's not. Because they're covering up their mistakes.

It's best to read up on the updates before you actually download them. You should be able to clear the updates and start with a new character, but that's not an option for most people.

That's not force... once you play a character on 1.2 you need 1.2 to play with him/her. That's not the same as needing the update to play at all, which you don't.

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Yes, it is pretty dumb that I have to stay in offline mode to avoid the patch.

Seeing as I need the Update to Play the character I want to play, without starting a completely new character offline; I'm pretty sure that the update is being forced.