In other words "we didn't read anything you sent us, not even the issue you're having".

LOL. When I submitted my co-op bug they gave me some random unrelated PS4 solution. Their tech support is a joke.

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Co op always immediately disconnects for me with this game. It's never worked and their tech support was useless.

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Many games get released for Linux at launch and those games aren't seeing a lot of "commercial viability" too. The core issue is that releasing to Linux is harder than it should be at the moment. If all you needed to do as a dev is hit the "Compile for SteamOS" button on your engine/dev tool kit and whamo, you have a Linux release then the commercial viability of the platform changes because it took you all of a day to support and test for it.

It's the weeks and months of debugging, fixing issues in "cross platform" engines and so on that's the drain. The Steam Machine platform should make Linux easier to target than Windows(which has Windows 7, 7 SP1, 8, 10, etc etc) and we're all praying for Vulkan to make graphics programming work well across platforms. Also the current big engines out there have been getting better and better with their Linux support.

So the future for Linux is looking brighter. It's just not going to happen overnight.

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These are in the $500-600 range? So... figure in 3-4 years they'll be half that and pretty much standard for people buying new monitors. Hopefully the quirks and issues under Linux get ironed out quickly.

Do you use that MC43-C1 on your desktop PC? A 43 inch screen? That sort of blows my mind. I feel like the market has been stuck in the low 20's inch monitor range on desktops for the last 15 years.

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Quoting: FeistDoes anyone know what the "Linux status" is for the upcoming sequel to this game?

Linux support isn't in the scheduled plans for the sequel from what they've said in the Kickstarter. That doesn't mean they won't release it for SteamOS. Their engine supports Linux. It's just they were burned by this version's port to Linux so they're not promising anything until the game is fully out

My gut tells me that a Linux port of the sequel will depend on how many issues they have with this version on Linux once it releases(is it a PITA to support) and how well SteamOS itself does. Frankly if Steam Machines do start to sell and Divinity 1 is a good port, I could see the title being the top co-op couch rpg on Steam Machines. If that happened, it'd make sense to bring the 2nd version over just for the kudos, awards, press, etc.

But if SteamOS lingers in growth and/or Divinity 1 on Linux is a drain to support/isn't received well, I don't see why they'd bother bringing the sequel onto Linux.

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It doesn't really have a strong world story or a lot of flavor between areas like WoW had. There are quests given out by factions and you can gain reputation in the factions, but they really don't take center stage in the game.

The game is really more of a player oriented sandbox. It feels more like a fantasy rpg version of Eve rather than a WoW clone. That's not to say the gameplay is like Eve, the gameplay feels like DOTA style combat with a huge variety of equipment and builds, but the economy and world goals feel more Eve like than anything else.

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For the closed beta you have to buy a veteran founders pack for $30 to get access. That also gives you some gold which is the pay for currency of the game.

Gold can be traded in game for silver, which is the in game currency. You can also use gold to buy vanity items(cash shop) and premium game time. Premium game time gives you a boost in gaining fame(exp) and harvesting/gathering/silver drops.

Armor/weapons/gear in the game is locked behind the fame system(exp). So you can't buy 2000 gold, covert it to a bunch of silver, buy a tier 8 weapon off the auction house and run around with it. You have to learn tier 1-7 first via grinding fame and level yourself up. This level up process works on all items, even down to axe vs sword vs bow vs crossbow, backpacks, cloaks and horses. And even within item tiers like axe or great axe you have mastery tiers which you have to level up via fame. So one guy might be tier 4.1 while another one might be tier 4.3 within tier 4.

So basically experience in game trumps all, but premium access can get you there faster. Once you're at a good equipment tier, gold to silver can be used to keep you well stocked in gear if you don't want to farm silver or resources to buy/craft your own equipment.

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Looks cool. I like some of the abilities that were used. Will keep it on my wish list and pick it up once the Linux port hits.

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Quoting: IlyaI'm missing Fallout 4 :-( and Witcher 3 is a painful wait.

I have Fallout 4 and a whopping 2 hours played on it. Meanwhile I have 247 hours in on Ark all under Linux.

We're only about a year in on seeing a massive amount of good titles having been released on Linux. The game engines and dev tools for Linux are improving daily and now we have a stable Linux OS and controller for game devs to target. Before they had to install Ubuntu on a machine and test, now they can just buy a couple Steam Machines for QA.

Game support is only going to improve.

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Quoting: Segata SanshiroA lot of these companies seem to misunderstand the basic premise of a Steam Machine. It's not supposed to be something that costs upwards of £1000 with two graphics cards...

Why not? You really think people are going to want play Star Citzen with SteamVR on a $400 machine?

Or even Ark: Survival Evolved. If you want to play the game at release at 720-900p with low quality textures just buy an Xbox One. But if you want to play it at epic settings with VR support in your living room you're going to want a high end Steam Machine.

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