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Latest Comments by Liam Dawe
Anomaly Defenders Released For Linux, The Last In The Anomaly Series
30 May 2014 at 2:55 pm UTC

Quoting: PunxYeah you get the buggy anomaly 2 wich had seen no patches since relase and crash on linux in level 14 all the time.
Can you show me a bug report for that?

Desura Starts A Race To The Bottom For Indie Games
29 May 2014 at 5:26 pm UTC

Quoting: GuestI’m still avoiding Desura because they obviously don’t care the slightest bit about Linux users and their client crashes all the time.
This is why I have suggested to them to just remove the client link and stick to standalone downloads for Linux until they decide what to do for the client.

Desura are usually quite responsive.

Ask The Community: Your Thoughts On The Steam Client Being DRM
29 May 2014 at 2:16 pm UTC

Quoting: EvolutionaryIf there is no difference between a web login and a download client, why not just do the web portal login like GOG and HumbleBundle? Because there IS a difference. Otherwise Steam would have allowed both according to the user's preference.
The reason is Steam WANTS people to use Steamworks which IS their DRM service that gives gamers added extras. That is the reason Steam doesn't do it and I thought that was completely obvious?

Ask The Community: Your Thoughts On The Steam Client Being DRM
29 May 2014 at 2:04 pm UTC

Quoting: Anonymous
Quoting: liamdawe
Quoting: AnonymousFollowing that logic, if I have to go to a store and buy a game on a disc, then the act of going to the store is DRM. If Steam is DRM, or a website is DRM, then there are no truly DRM-free games, are there?
That's my point though, people claiming the Steam client by itself is DRM to me is being pedantic.
I wasn't disagreeing. :)
Oh don't worry I know :D, was just backing up our point :)

Ask The Community: Your Thoughts On The Steam Client Being DRM
29 May 2014 at 2:00 pm UTC

Quoting: AnonymousFollowing that logic, if I have to go to a store and buy a game on a disc, then the act of going to the store is DRM. If Steam is DRM, or a website is DRM, then there are no truly DRM-free games, are there?
That's my point though, people claiming the Steam client by itself is DRM to me is being pedantic.

Valve Has Yet Again Greenlit 35 More Linux Games For Steam
28 May 2014 at 9:14 pm UTC

Quoting: WoodieTibia still has a native, stand alone client.
Really? I went to the site earlier and the only option was a login to a flash game :(

Why The Porting Method Doesn't Matter For Linux Games
28 May 2014 at 5:16 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Anonymous
Quoting: liamdawe
Quoting: Rob on LinuxI really wish Wine would just go away.
I really wish people who say that would go away. Wine is an excellent bit of software for what it does.
Nice way to talk to readers of your site
Ohhh touchy. It's not exactly nice to say you want something to go away that many people have worked hard on. It's open source and useful for a lot of things not just gaming, but old software people are stuck with.

Wine existing is not the issue. Don't be silly.

It's a stupid statement, so I will respond in-kind.

Why The Porting Method Doesn't Matter For Linux Games
28 May 2014 at 5:10 pm UTC

Quoting: Rob on LinuxI really wish Wine would just go away.
I really wish people who say that would go away. Wine is an excellent bit of software for what it does.

GOG.com In Need Of Linux Tech Specialist To Port Games
28 May 2014 at 3:41 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: SpeedsterThe expectation all along has been that dosemu/wine would be used to support old games on GoG, which is their primary focus at "Good Old Games". Having wine officially supported there will be wonderful for Linux users pining after classic games

* who don't want to go around buying windows games, and miss the opportunity of having their $$ count towards the growing Linux gaming market
* who don't want to waste time tinkering to find the right mix of wine version and wine config to play some old game that isn't super popular with fellow wine users
I need a "+ 1 million" button.

For games I just want them to work, I don't want to spend truck loads of time configuring wine if someone can do it for me on a game that will never get ported then fantastic.

And yes, we need our money counted for Linux and not Windows. This is a good stepping stone to show developers and publishers there is money in Linux.

Why We Shouldn't Accept Bad Linux Ports
28 May 2014 at 3:39 pm UTC

Yes I am sure I had it turned off, I had everything on lowest settings I am obviously very capable of changing settings in a graphics panel ;). Many people reporting the same issues.