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The Glitch Everyone Is Talking About
Short videos and forum posts about strange overwrites pushed Dear Me I Was: The Glitch That Rewrote My Save File into attention this month. Players call it a memory rewriting anomaly with a retro name.
What This Glitch Is
Dear Me I Was: The Glitch That Rewrote My Save File is an in game bug that flips your profile into corrupted text. Studies indicate these corrupted profiles often change how other players view your stats.
Why It Rewrites Your File
Inputting specific time stamps during character creation triggers the string overwrite. Research shows rushing menu navigation increases the chance of this string overwrite.
That momentary rush can lock your save into a strange new state.
One Line Takeaway
A small timing slip can scramble your profile into unreadable text and reset your progress.
How common is this issue?
Reports show it appears mostly on rushed new player runs with unstable network connections.
Can a patch remove this feature?
Developers note they may remove the trigger in updates, but the history will stay visible in older builds.
