I'm kind of baffled that Epic is allowing collaboration with Valve ^^
Glad to hear this though :D

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Quoting: EhvisThat's simply not possible. Even VMs running a legitimate copy of Windows can be detected. There is software on Windows that simply refuses to run in a VM.

As far as i know that is mainly down to Hardware-IDs.
I know of a few examples that check for the CPU-ID and block accordingly. If you "fake" your KVM to a "real" CPU-ID it works flawlessly.

For the rest, i completely agree with you. It is a real shame that some devs won't even go through the miniscule effort to make sure their DRM/AntiCheat won't block wine/proton after it is reported to them. Devs with this attitude don't deserve our money for sure.

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Quoting: EhvisStill it's *very* gimicky, something I expect from less serious shops. But maybe "loyalty" programs such as this is the new norm

sure, it's gimicky, but the gimicks are a big part of the "real" steam-sales for me, i quite liked them in the past ^^
And it still sometimes shows that valve don't take themselfs too seriously still :)

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Quoting: WendigoAnd this is exactly the reason why I would never buy a Windows game even if it has platinum status for Proton.
There is just no guarantee that the game will still work in a few weeks / months / years and if you get issues in the future you are left in the rain since the game was never made to be run on Linux.

Was about to write the exact same.
I'm really thankfull for proton for playing old games or games that i got in a bundle (and that the devs see it as a linux-"sale"), but i won't buy a not officially supported game for more than a few bucks...

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I really liked Epic...in the past.
They really do try hard to make themselfs hated...

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Quoting: MayeulCWhat would be interesting for them is to take a (slightly) lesser cut if the game is cross-platform. Everyone would be happy about this, I think, especially bean counters :)

now that is one of the best ideas i've heard in a while to boost Linux-acceptance among the devs...too bad valve is not looking into this comments xD

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Quoting: liamdaweTogether, they've made some pretty interesting Linux games such as Pillars of Eternity, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, Tyranny, Wasteland 2, Torment: Tides of Numenera, The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep and more to come.

I feel like I need to crack out the wallet and buy all of those on GOG now.

i wanted to buy PoE2 in the near future (already have most of the others), but now that that money will go to M$ without them having any contribution to it - no thank you.

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Quoting: Termy...good thing i was to sceptical/disappointed from previous crowdfundings that dropped linux...

Yeah, "good". :'(

yeah, i know it's sad...
i fully second the requested article (by glog78) about burning trust...

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Well, good thing i was to sceptical/disappointed from previous crowdfundings that dropped linux that i refrained from backing phoenix point...
it's an a-hole move and i won't be buying their game outside of a massive sale, even if the re-implement linux some time after release...

that said, at least you can get a refund - hopefully they communicate the change of plans through email etc so every scammed tux can reclaim their money...

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worth a try ^^
Like the idea of a "competition" instead of a simple drawing ;)

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