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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 10 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

How much fucking harder/extra work is it to maintain a Linux version of something? God damn, I don't even really use Linux outside of servers and I still think it's bullshit how little support it gets because it's like a Catch 22. Nobody works on it because nobody uses it; but nobody uses it because nobody works on it! (For gaming, anyway)

It's amazing how much actual change this one piece of hardware has done to bolster Linux's share of things, but it's still also just kind of a drop in the bucket.

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 2 points 10 hours ago

Ohh my god true, these companies are massive but man for a while many games are windows first.

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 4 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

One of the few ea games I played,what a shame ig my luck truly died down.
Edit after reading the article it's that same excuse, too muc hakers,dude isnt your game full of hackers wayy before linux users.(I wrote it like that to make fun of companies that say linux is a way for hackers)
But this is the time to quit all greedy companies.
Edit 2 this article is actually written poorly,it isn't a emulator it's a compatability layer.

[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 19 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Someone did the math on Twitter.

There is about 2900 Linux gamers playing Apex.

So even if 100% of Linux gamers cheated it could in no way be the majority.

What I think happened is the dev team struggled to solve the problem so they used Linux as a scapegoat when leadership came down on them.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 10 points 14 hours ago

This sounds likely. Unfortunately, when the problem doesn't go away a few months from now, it's not like they'll reenable Linux support...

[–] Lulzagna@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 1 points 10 hours ago

Yeah me, I wanted it for a friend which we didn't end up play in the 3 year window it was supported.(or the window I started gaming on linux)

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 15 points 23 hours ago

Not people on Linux.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 0 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Yes* unfortunately. It's very popular.

I'll never understand why people enjoy P2W games.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It's not P2W though, right? I thought they only sell cosmetics w/o competitive advantage (outside a mistake here and there), everything that actually impacts competitiveness is provided equally to everyone.

If that's not the case, could you link something that indicates that?

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

I would say you are right, because all the playable legends are able to be bought with the free currency you can get by just playing the game.

I guess some people could make the argument that paying players have faster access to new legends and legendary finishers, etc. I would say this is more like "pay to skip some grinding" than "pay to win".

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago (5 children)

This is really going to validate the anti-Steamdeck/anti-Linux gamers. It shouldn't.

"You can't play shitty MMO Battle Royale games if you're on a Linux PC!"

Fucking good. That's a feature.

[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

They're brainwashed chuds, it doesn't really matter what they think.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 4 points 11 hours ago

Why is it a good thing that people can't enjoy the games they like on Linux?

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Counter opinion:Atleast they will mostly play indie games, they are soo much better then these AAA games.

[–] helios@social.ggbox.fr 39 points 1 day ago

It's also keeping people from even considering linux for gaming so I don't share your sentiment. Like it or not, these games are insanely popular. My gaming buddies won't even think of switching to linux until 100% of the games they play are working on it, and that include "shitty MMO Battle Royale" I'm sorry to say.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 19 hours ago

You need an internet break.

[–] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 34 points 1 day ago

Cool, fuck EA.

[–] turbowafflz@lemmy.world 226 points 1 day ago (54 children)

The fact that companies think client side anti cheat is a good idea is so insane. Maybe try designing your server better instead of blaming the operating system for not letting you control your users

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Frrr,my opinion these companies should balance os compatability with combating hackers, but greed will always get them.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 points 23 hours ago

Careful what you wish for because the next step after killing physical is cloud gaming only.

[–] nekusoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de 24 points 1 day ago

Aside from better server side detection, which is I agree is severely underdeveloped, I'd say that the next big step should be a much bigger reliance on reputation-based matchmaking, ideally across games. It would need to be built in a way that's not abusable by devs or trolls and should be as privacy-respecting as much as possible (as in, not having to validate with your ID South-Korean style), which isn't an easy task. Working properly however, it would keep honest players from seeing any cheaters at all with no client-side anticheat required at all, which would be nice.

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[–] JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 109 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Just a reminder you can add a publisher to your steam ignore list such as EA or Ubisoft.

Edit: This video shows how

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4iUUj2Y2MIE

[–] EdgeRunner@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 16 hours ago

Many thanks !! 😍 🥰

[–] killabeezio@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago

Wtf. I did not know this. Thx

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[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Does this have anything to do with the other Steam related headline I read in a post earlier: " Games now have to disclose kernel level anticheat on steam?"

[–] blackfire@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

It is nice timing but I believe apex is already well known for its anticheat so they wouldnt be disclosing whats not already known

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I approve of that but I don't know how it is a change? I have already been refusing to consider games because they have Denuvo listed.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 23 hours ago

Idk my sole interaction is through these headlines lol, I don't have steam, and haven't really even played anything since like RDR2 (well, not counting my GBC, I play with that all the time, currently playing Earthworm Jim (GB).)

[–] helios@social.ggbox.fr 96 points 1 day ago (5 children)
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[–] sp6@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If you accidentally ban linux users in three[1] different[2] banwaves[3], then linux was only halfway supported in the first place, even if they overturned (almost) all of those bans.

I think the real reason they did it was EA's financial situation. Since money is tight, the amount of resources they were willing to put into real linux anti-cheat probably dropped to "none at all," and now we're here. Otherwise other cheater-prone games like Counter Strike, Overwatch, Halo, The Finals, DayZ, Hunt Showdown, etc would have probably dropped/blocked linux by now too.

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Ik the 2 major games that supports linux is apex(not anymore unfortunately) and i bet overwatch and titanfall will do it next, additional note: dont mind rust not allowing linux I find it fair for the devs,atleast rust gives you a choice of a mac.

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[–] hitagi@ani.social 16 points 1 day ago

Lame. :/ Guess I'm changing my review then.

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Oh no

Anyway

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago

K bye.

Who am I kidding? I never bothered with that crap.

[–] granolabar@kbin.melroy.org 47 points 1 day ago (21 children)

GET THAT REFUND!

NO TUX, NO BUX

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