Quoting: AnonymousLiam, you might ask grahamsellers on Twitter if he wants to comment on that numbers/blog posts.

Good idea, just did.

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Quoting: mintguyAt the moment, alpha 5 is only released for Windows. The Linux and Mac builds are still on their way.

No it's not, I did check myself and it is out for Linux.

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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?

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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.

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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?

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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 :)

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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.

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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 :(

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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.

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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.

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