Quoting: Kirbyi'm going to stop playing games at this point, i refuse to be a microsoft laboratory rat just to play battlefield

You should definitely stop playing EA's games. Plenty of excellent alternatives still out there.

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Quoting: Genesis198Yeah it's this exact type of bs that made me sell my steam deck and get an ally and never look back,

This sounds angry, but perhaps at the wrong people. You're right, it is bs, but I prefer to tell EA to ram their bs, than be angry at Linux for being different from MS and not having the same anti-cheat options. EA made an explicit choice here, to exclude Linux/SteamDeck customers, even existing customers. It isn't the first time EA have flicked a finger at Valve - it's only recently that they caved on their origin-only stance and came crawling back to steam, so it's probably no surprise to see scummy moves like this from them.

I guess I can take the high road because I recognised EA for the dross it is back in the early 2010's and barely bought anything they touched for over a decade. Titanfall 2 is the primary exception. That was released in 2016, so it's real mystery why we don't have Titanfall 10 by now. I also picked up Mass Effect, mainly for sentimental reasons. Anything else I own has been through Humble Choice, so hey ho. Nothing lost there.

Fam this move is not about linux. It's just about EA implementing anticheat solutions they deem as "better" and "their own" into their games. I'm pretty sure Linux isn't even a consideration for them.

Their motivation might not be particularly driven by Linux, but this is very much about Linux, clearly. Valve sell a Linux-based console, and EA have just cut those consoles off from their games.

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Quoting: Genesis198Yeah it's this exact type of bs that made me sell my steam deck and get an ally and never look back,

This sounds angry, but perhaps at the wrong people. You're right, it is bs, but I prefer to tell EA to ram their bs, than be angry at Linux for being different from MS and not having the same anti-cheat options. EA made an explicit choice here, to exclude Linux/SteamDeck customers, even existing customers. It isn't the first time EA have flicked a finger at Valve - it's only recently that they caved on their origin-only stance and came crawling back to steam, so it's probably no surprise to see scummy moves like this from them.

I guess I can take the high road because I recognised EA for the dross it is back in the early 2010's and barely bought anything they touched for over a decade. Titanfall 2 is the primary exception. That was released in 2016, so it's real mystery why we don't have Titanfall 10 by now. I also picked up Mass Effect, mainly for sentimental reasons. Anything else I own has been through Humble Choice, so hey ho. Nothing lost there.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyIn this, because the pictures are in boxes and there's no real representation of a space that the images might be in, let alone in together, I don't feel like it gives that impression

Ah, okay. I still don't feel like I agree though. It looks like a fairly standard left-vs-right jRPG layout to me!

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Thought the art was pretty nice for static images, tbh. I guess we all have different tastes.

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Quoting: Liam DaweEdit: reading up more on it, the developers Dinosaur Polo Club even apologised on their reaction to All Quiet Roads.

Yeah, they felt pretty bad about how they handled. It felt like a heartfelt apology. It's just odd that they're seeing another developer step into their space.

And you're right, I wouldn't object to the game at all, but calling it Mini Airways, whilst playing off that simplistic visual style is what is tipping me over the edge. This isn't inspiration, it's blatant plagiarism, I think.

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That's incredibly naff though, isn't it? Emulating a developer's style and releasing a game that was probably on the original developer's backlog anyway? Feels like their "All Quiet Roads" controversy all over again.

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Quoting: g000hAnd like a claw machine in an amusement arcade, ultimately quite a frustrating experience. Not so keen here, after trying it.

Just the trailer made me wonder if that would be the case. All deck builders are luck-based, but visually representing that luck like this must be extra frustrating!

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Quoting: CatKillerIn case anyone else is curious, I grabbed a SteamDB query [External Link] of games that have a price that are excluded from Family Sharing.

Haha - it's a gallery of negativity. With only a tiny handful of exceptions - EA, Ubisoft, Facepunch all the kinds of developer you'd expect to worry about precious sales! Probably a strong cross-section of Denuvo titles there too.

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Quoting: RavenWingsI´d actually prefer if the owning account always had priority.

Me too. I think they did it this way to discourage "out of home" families. If you're all under one roof, it's trivial to say "I want to play MY game now, off you get". But if that family member is in another house, it's less convenient. Probably moot in this day of instant messaging, but hey ho, I think that's what they're aiming for.

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