You do realize one of the signs of an addict is trying to get other people to become addicts, right Liam? :P

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Indeed. Some firmer commitments please. Heaven knows Linux users have been burned enough.

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And will always target different niches - still, this might give them more incentive to look into getting Mods working on the Desura Linux client. It would be very useful for games such as Postal 2 and Amnesia (not that Frictional ever responded to my request for a Desura key... grumble) Still trying to get AWP working the way I want it to on the new Postal builds (although I have got ED working fine).

Sorry for going off topic though motorstep. Did not mean to distract people from Tomes. ;)

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Because not all of us are intent to abandon Desura just because at some point a flashier option will be arriving?

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I am assuming it will be like the Mac launch with Valve's full catalogue? Left 4 Dead 2 is just the test case?

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Well, to get us back on topic:
http://allthingsd.com/20120725/valves-gabe-newell-on-the-future-of-games-wearable-computers-windows-8-and-more/ [External Link]

What I find interesting about the interview is that he basically confirms a lot of what Larabel said, that the disaster that Valve thinks Windows 8 is going to be is the main reason they are investing in Linux. Interesting to know.

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Official now? :P

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Quoting: "Eddward, post: 5044, member: 78"So any how, it will be nice if LGP can get going again. But the market has gotten bigger. If they keep their DRM in future products, I know it can fail and I have other choices now.

Essentially my thoughts on it - they are going to have to become more competitive and until they are I can not really support them. Remove the DRM and release a competitive product.

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Quoting: "Bumadar, post: 5019, member: 93"but so is steam which we are all exited about :)

Not about the DRM I am not. I am still loath to Steamworks and it is the main thing that gives me pause whenever I consider using Steam. This is why I am still very much in the Desura camp myself.

Quoting: "Bumadar, post: 5018, member: 93"agree, but that is something totally different then writing pieces about them still being invalid and create the mood he does where people fanaticly want LGP to go bust. its more then trollish, its like doing his best to make a company look bad or irelevant

Possibly, though LGP is not the only the company Larabel does this to. I will submit that LGP is the one that has tried to do the most for Linux, so it is worse in that respect though.

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Quoting: "gbudny, post: 5010"Ridiculous DRM? This is a joke?

When I already own several of the games they sell with no DRM restrictions from another service, the joke happens to be on them. No matter how benevolent they try to make their DRM, it is still a bad practice and it did bite people who purchased LGP titles during their now infamous server outage. I personally do not find it to be defensible.

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