From a legal standpoint, Update v20161118 was theft. Activision lost potential sales. However, the economic reality is more nuanced. The Indian gaming market in 2016 was not "lost" due to piracy; it was untapped due to payment friction. Credit card penetration was low; PayPal was unreliable; and many teenagers relied on "cyber café" computers that wiped data daily.
Have you used this specific patch in India? Share your memories in the comments below—did it fix the stuttering on your GTX 1050 Ti? From a legal standpoint, Update v20161118 was theft
Fixes for latency in muzzle flashes and screen resolution refresh issues when resizing windows. The Indian gaming market in 2016 was not
Despite being a demanding title, the update helped the game run more smoothly on mid-range GPUs like the GTX 1060 or RX 480, which were popular choices in the Indian market. Share your memories in the comments below—did it