I for one really love linux in general, my only gripe with it is in terms of gaming. I own my computer almost solely for the purpose of gaming, and getting games to run on Linux through WINE or Virtual Box can be quite a pain, and quite frankly not worth the effort.
I was wondering if other people would make a switch over to some linux distro is Blizzard started to make their games with a native linux client. I for one would, and I'd love to hear other people's opinions on the subject.
Blizzard is releasing a Mac version of D3 at the same time as the PC version, I do not think Macs get DirectX (last I heard at least) so the game would have to be in OpenGL for the macs, which is the same API that is native to Linux. You may end up buying the Mac version of the game.
I guess you will have to wait until release is closer to get a more definitive answer.
I for one really love linux in general, my only gripe with it is in terms of gaming. I own my computer almost solely for the purpose of gaming, and getting games to run on Linux through WINE or Virtual Box can be quite a pain, and quite frankly not worth the effort.
I was wondering if other people would make a switch over to some linux distro is Blizzard started to make their games with a native linux client. I for one would, and I'd love to hear other people's opinions on the subject.
Games are the only thing keeping me on a windows box at home. I run linux on my work machine. I know you can run most games without issue through WINE or Cedega, but I would rather they run natively. My reasoning for running linux is to get away from windows-based programs, not use emulators to essentially do the same thing.
The day all of the games I play have a linux port, I wipe my computer and drop on a linux distro.
I love ubuntu, but had to chooce Vista for my gaming computer since it's too much hassle getting games working with ubuntu. Boo.
I'm in the EXACT same boat as you. I can't imagine how many people would switch over to Ubuntu full time if Blizzard only made their games run natively in Linux.
As for why windows sux
1) Gotta pay a rediculous amount of money for it
2) DRM
3) Its windows
4) Repeast step 3 an infinite amount of times.
The only people I see hating Windows are people who can't operate it, people who install every toolbar possible on their browser then wonder why it's slow, people who somehow manage to get hundreds of viruses (I don't know how it's possible, I haven't gotten one since the release of XP), people who hit "next, next, next, next, next, next" on every install before reading what they're actually doing and the list goes on. I've never had an issue with XP, Vista on the hand is another story. I run most of IT at a credit institution that I work at, we rarely have any issues with our XP boxes, that's over 4, 000 computers running XP just fine everyday AND when we do get issues, they're usually hardware problems or when our UNIX/Linux(Noble, Chordiant) developers fuck something up because they're Windows illierate. Our Noble guys are Unix gods, probably some of the smartest people I've ever met, but when I give them a laptop with our XP image on it they're lost in space.
EDIT: DRM...? People still pay for software? Ha, oh I forgot, because it's free it has to be better am I right?
The only people I see hating Windows are people who can't operate it, people who install every toolbar possible on their browser then wonder why it's slow, people who somehow manage to get hundreds of viruses (I don't know how it's possible, I haven't gotten one since the release of XP), people who hit "next, next, next, next, next, next" on every install before reading what they're actually doing and the list goes on. I've never had an issue with XP, Vista on the hand is another story. I run most of IT at a credit institution that I work at, we rarely have any issues with our XP boxes, that's over 4, 000 computers running XP just fine everyday AND when we do get issues, they're usually hardware problems or when our UNIX/Linux(Noble, Chordiant) developers fuck something up because they're Windows illierate. Our Noble guys are Unix gods, probably some of the smartest people I've ever met, but when I give them a laptop with our XP image on it they're lost in space.
EDIT: DRM...? People still pay for software? Ha, oh I forgot, because it's free it has to be better am I right?
hhhhuhhh?
I don't like windows for so many reason. My linux machine can't have virus so I don't need anti virus. I don't install stuff from the internet so I don't do the next, next routine. people who use linux are used to think about the action of their machine, not going through automatic routine.
I don't like windows becaouse after I installed it I need to install anti virus, word processosor, pdf reader and so while linux come with it built in. I don't like windows because It take som much space and resources then linux. I don't like windows for the fact that I can't even arrange my menus the way I like it, not to talk about setting the look and feel of the whole system. My machine at work run windows and so many times I found my self doing extra action only because this little software is missing it drive me crazy.
About the original question. I'm in the same boat as you. If Diablo 3 won't run on wine or any other way of linux I won't buy it. don't get me wrong. I think D3 will be great and I hate the thought of not playing it but I don't think paying the price of Vista upon buying a new machine only for one game is logical. I won't use Vista for any other reason.
I, for one, am a Windows 7 user, both at work and at home. I am a software developer, and I have a lot of need for things like nVidia SDK and Visual Studio. That being said, I prefer Windows based machines (specifically Windows 7) due to the fact that things are easier to deal with. My home machine is a beast, so I don't have to worry about resources being hogged by the OS (plus, Windows 7 uses very little resources in comparison to the previous Windows iterations). I don't worry about viruses, because I'm smart (i.e. not opening any files from e-mails I don't know, not downloading things from websites that might contain viruses, using Kaspersky 2010 as an anti-virus if something were to catch).
I do know how to use Linux, I've used CentOS for years on my server... but that's only because sometimes it's good to modify or stop "programs" on the kernel level.... but I love Windows for the sheer simplicity (and support). I've never had any real issues from the OS side, and all of the problems I've seen have been user or hardware related.
That being said (again), I don't think Blizzard will provide direct support for Linux based systems, mainly because there is so little demand for it in the private sector. Roughly 80% of all private computers are Windows based machines, 18% are Apple machines, and 2% are Linux machines (this is a rough estimation loosely based third party a year ago). I don't think Blizzard would spend valuable development time to provide a product for such a vast minority, especially since there are ways within Linux to run these games.
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Without fail the same tired old ignorant arguments from Linux users. Many, many years ago Linux users were rational, intelligent people comprised primarily of atleast mediocre programmers ... now that reputation has been irreversibly tainted by the clueless horde of morons that now constitute the significant portion of it's userbase.
I think the saddest part of all is the motivation these people have for using Linux; frankly, in most cases it just seems like a vain attempt to be perceived as technically adapt by their peers which is derived from their ignorance about computers in general, lending to their perception that undertaking a convoluted (relative to an average user) task to render the same results somehow promotes them in the IT foodchain.
Exhibit A:
As for why windows sux
1) Gotta pay a rediculous amount of money for it
2) DRM
3) Its windows
4) Repeast step 3 an infinite amount of times.
Exhibit B:
I don't like windows for so many reason. My linux machine can't have virus so I don't need anti virus.
[...]
I don't like windows becaouse after I installed it I need to install anti virus, word processosor, pdf reader and so while linux come with it built in. I don't like windows because It take som much space and resources then linux.
Exhibit C:
The only people i've met that hates linux is people who can't operate it, they can't click and install every toolbar they see, can't get any virus etc.
Without fail the same tired old ignorant arguments from Linux users. Many, many years ago Linux users were rational, intelligent people comprised primarily of atleast mediocre programmers ... now that reputation has been irreversibly tainted by the clueless horde of morons that now constitute the significant portion of it's userbase.
I think the saddest part of all is the motivation these people have for using Linux; frankly, in most cases it just seems like a vain attempt to be perceived as technically adapt by their peers which is derived from their ignorance about computers in general, lending to their perception that undertaking a convoluted (relative to an average user) task to render the same results somehow promotes them in the IT foodchain.
Exhibit A:
As for why windows sux
1) Gotta pay a rediculous amount of money for it
2) DRM
3) Its windows
4) Repeast step 3 an infinite amount of times.
Exhibit B:
I don't like windows for so many reason. My linux machine can't have virus so I don't need anti virus.
[...]
I don't like windows becaouse after I installed it I need to install anti virus, word processosor, pdf reader and so while linux come with it built in. I don't like windows because It take som much space and resources then linux.
Exhibit C:
The only people i've met that hates linux is people who can't operate it, they can't click and install every toolbar they see, can't get any virus etc.
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I was wondering if other people would make a switch over to some linux distro is Blizzard started to make their games with a native linux client. I for one would, and I'd love to hear other people's opinions on the subject.
I guess you will have to wait until release is closer to get a more definitive answer.
Games are the only thing keeping me on a windows box at home. I run linux on my work machine. I know you can run most games without issue through WINE or Cedega, but I would rather they run natively. My reasoning for running linux is to get away from windows-based programs, not use emulators to essentially do the same thing.
The day all of the games I play have a linux port, I wipe my computer and drop on a linux distro.
I'm in the EXACT same boat as you. I can't imagine how many people would switch over to Ubuntu full time if Blizzard only made their games run natively in Linux.
As for why windows sux
1) Gotta pay a rediculous amount of money for it
2) DRM
3) Its windows
4) Repeast step 3 an infinite amount of times.
EDIT: DRM...? People still pay for software? Ha, oh I forgot, because it's free it has to be better am I right?
hhhhuhhh?
I don't like windows for so many reason. My linux machine can't have virus so I don't need anti virus. I don't install stuff from the internet so I don't do the next, next routine. people who use linux are used to think about the action of their machine, not going through automatic routine.
I don't like windows becaouse after I installed it I need to install anti virus, word processosor, pdf reader and so while linux come with it built in. I don't like windows because It take som much space and resources then linux. I don't like windows for the fact that I can't even arrange my menus the way I like it, not to talk about setting the look and feel of the whole system. My machine at work run windows and so many times I found my self doing extra action only because this little software is missing it drive me crazy.
About the original question. I'm in the same boat as you. If Diablo 3 won't run on wine or any other way of linux I won't buy it. don't get me wrong. I think D3 will be great and I hate the thought of not playing it but I don't think paying the price of Vista upon buying a new machine only for one game is logical. I won't use Vista for any other reason.
I do know how to use Linux, I've used CentOS for years on my server... but that's only because sometimes it's good to modify or stop "programs" on the kernel level.... but I love Windows for the sheer simplicity (and support). I've never had any real issues from the OS side, and all of the problems I've seen have been user or hardware related.
That being said (again), I don't think Blizzard will provide direct support for Linux based systems, mainly because there is so little demand for it in the private sector. Roughly 80% of all private computers are Windows based machines, 18% are Apple machines, and 2% are Linux machines (this is a rough estimation loosely based third party a year ago). I don't think Blizzard would spend valuable development time to provide a product for such a vast minority, especially since there are ways within Linux to run these games.
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Those who stand for nothing will fall for anything.
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I think the saddest part of all is the motivation these people have for using Linux; frankly, in most cases it just seems like a vain attempt to be perceived as technically adapt by their peers which is derived from their ignorance about computers in general, lending to their perception that undertaking a convoluted (relative to an average user) task to render the same results somehow promotes them in the IT foodchain.
Exhibit A:
Exhibit B:
Exhibit C:
I think the saddest part of all is the motivation these people have for using Linux; frankly, in most cases it just seems like a vain attempt to be perceived as technically adapt by their peers which is derived from their ignorance about computers in general, lending to their perception that undertaking a convoluted (relative to an average user) task to render the same results somehow promotes them in the IT foodchain.
Exhibit A:
Exhibit B:
Exhibit C: