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Do We Want Ubisoft To Support Linux?
24 Jun 2014 at 8:41 pm UTC

PS: I actually think if Ubisoft wouldn't have UPlay and the DRM they're using, a lot less people would probably pirate it.

Just A Friendly Reminder: Don't Buy A Game Until It Is Officially On Linux
24 Jun 2014 at 8:38 pm UTC Likes: 2

@berarma I guess that's the deal with 2K and Aspyr/Feral using the steam data for the payments. Other companies probably get paid and no cut on the revenue, and the main company takes the risk. I'd guess the eON port of Witcher could be that kind of port since they provide it as a service, and you usually pay that on the completed work and not only on the sales share.

Just A Friendly Reminder: Don't Buy A Game Until It Is Officially On Linux
24 Jun 2014 at 8:35 pm UTC

No problem for me. I don't have a Windows client except for my work client where steam is blocked by the company. And if I buy something - I usually want to play it ;D.

Do We Want Ubisoft To Support Linux?
24 Jun 2014 at 8:30 pm UTC

@FutureSuture I know all that - and still think they should. It's our decision weather to buy it or not.

They'd count me as pirate though, because even if I bought the games, I'd get cracks (non-uplay and drm bypass for not being online)...

Prepare Your Wallets! The Steam Summer Sales To Start 19th June
23 Jun 2014 at 11:26 pm UTC

Oh god, could bite my ass .. so many games I have bought full price now on sale. XCOM, Planatary Annihilation, Forced, CivV, Metro, L4D, Portal2, CS:Source, Football Manager 2014, Europa Universalis, Natural selection, Amnesia, Crusader of Kings II:CD .. ARGH!

FLASHOUT 2 Racing Game Game-play Video & Some Thoughts
23 Jun 2014 at 11:20 pm UTC

I bought this game .. and sadly it turns out to be one of the acarde funs of my childhood ... addicting.

Good game, glad I bought it. My wife does not appreciate it though :D.

The Civ V Steam Giveaway Winner!
23 Jun 2014 at 11:15 pm UTC Likes: 1

@wleoncio gz :)

PS: when do we get the edit feature on the comments XD.

The Civ V Steam Giveaway Winner!
23 Jun 2014 at 11:14 pm UTC

@paupav
If you need a copy, I still have a spare one...

Do We Want Ubisoft To Support Linux?
23 Jun 2014 at 11:13 pm UTC

To be true, I hate the ubi launcher, and I hate the lock-in and DRM of them. But yes, I'd love to see it on Linux (FarCry 3 <3).

The thing is: in the end, I can decide if I want to go for it or not. Having the choice, that's what it all is about.

Trolling Delays Linux Release Of The Stanley Parable
23 Jun 2014 at 11:07 pm UTC

Quoting: Hamish
Quoting: STiATSaldy, most of the critism guys are the very outspoken and loud ones. The ones quietly waiting are hardly recognized. If you ever developed open source - you probably have thousands and even hundred thousands of happy users who won't loose a word about it - and a few outspoken guys with a lot of critism and judgement - even about your person. I withdrew of a project because of that reason years ago.
To be fair, there is a fine line between criticism and trolling, which in this instance seems to have been quite heavily crossed (especially by the derogatory private emails) but does not apply to all criticism or opposition to something. Going after the person certainly is objectionable, but taking issue with a project on certain grounds is not, at least not when handled in a professional and suitably respectful manner.
I don't really take a difference there. Critism can be trolling.

In fact, trolling is mostly based on the product, not the person. "Critism" can often be a personal attack ("are you incompetent or just retarded? the feature XY didn't work again as I expected"). Though, despite the feature was never intended to work that way it was used which certainly was a fault on checking for the way to use it. I got personal mails like that. My answer "if you can do better do it" wasn't well received though ("you are the ******* developer and maintainer, you have to care about it!!<trillion!>"). Maybe you see it the other way around - but I consider trolling as something which has no context, just telling everything bad because you like something else. In example, trolling would be "fuck the linux port, go for more features on platform XY".