Maxperson
Morkus from Orkus
There is a different between clear rules and ambiguous rules and between reading and hostile reading.
There was no "hostile" reading. "Hostile" just a buzzword you are using.
My reading is as it is written. It has two opposing rules. One says each magic missile targets a creature. The other says several creatures. You and I(assume you anyway) have the advantage of having played the game before, so we are aware of what Magic Missile is intended to do. New players are extremely unlikely to be on forums or twitter, or look online for errata. If [MENTION=2525]Mistwell[/MENTION]'s completely unsubstantiated claim that 50% of the people who play 5e are new players to the game, there are a lot of people who are going to be confused by the contradiction in the Magic Missile rules.