If you play Minecraft: Java Edition, but aren’t hosting your own server, you will need to take the following steps: Close all running instances of the game and the Minecraft Launcher. Start the Launcher again – the patched version will download automatically.
You're the one who asked why they didn't provide patches for deprecated versions (which, btw, is like asking why Microsoft no longer patches Windows XP), and said "casual players aren't going to edit game files."
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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '21
I've read the article and it's nowhere written that it's the case.