Well, it saves you from all the patching. PB might still be a bitch, though, but to be honest I didn't have any problems when installing ET on this and my other machine.. Besides, nobody uses PB anymore.
I guess I should have been clear, I meant the non-ETPro public servers, which I think this comic is aimed at (we—the "Pro" community—know how to deal with ET issues, and where to look for solutions). When you have a new player, who just wants to the try the game out, having the problems in the comic can turn them off the game, which I think is the real issue, because it prevents "new blood" from coming into the game.
good one though
Can't be younger.
+ It's not that bad really. That's quite aggravated.
E: And I have this to back up my claims ;(
#79 this one is actually what happens if u r not already a pro in et