Apparently patching events is a thing.

markmandel · markmandel · commit cccdc8abc397 · 2018-10-26T14:04:19.000-07:00
diff --git a/install/helm/agones/templates/serviceaccounts/controller.yaml b/install/helm/agones/templates/serviceaccounts/controller.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ metadata:
 rules:
 - apiGroups: [""]
   resources: ["events"]
-  verbs: ["create"]
+  verbs: ["create", "patch"]
 - apiGroups: [""]
   resources: ["pods"]
   verbs: ["create", "delete", "list", "watch"]
diff --git a/install/yaml/install.yaml b/install/yaml/install.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ metadata:
 rules:
 - apiGroups: [""]
   resources: ["events"]
-  verbs: ["create"]
+  verbs: ["create", "patch"]
 - apiGroups: [""]
   resources: ["pods"]
   verbs: ["create", "delete", "list", "watch"]
