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Welcome Back Weekend: 4/16 – 4/20
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Caligamy_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭The welcome back weekend was fantastic for me, so I would first like to extend my thanks for devs for having this event. I had a very very bad experience with the client during beta and didn't even get to play it then, because I was never given enough time to download it on my terrible ISP I had at that time. (always finished downloading after the phases ended.. doh)
This event has completely turned around my opinion on ESO as I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Tamriel, and even grew myself a lil beard in RL.. lol. Sadly I can't run out and purchase a copy just yet but I look forward to the time when I can return and see all the things that I missed.
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✭nerevarine1138 wrote: »kingbeowulf wrote: »kingbeowulf wrote: »Although I enjoyed the BETA immensely, I will not be participating in the welcome-back festivities. I can't justify re-installing Windows 7 or purchasing Windows 8 just to download 80GB of game client and data. I could try emulation under WINE, but with a measly Athlon64 X2 5200+ and Nvidia aGTX660, its not worth the aggravation.
Now, for a proper native Linux client, I'd toss handfuls of cash toward Bethesda/ZOS.
Don't you think this is an unreasonable thing to expect? How many MMOS have a native Linux client? How many customers would this realistically gain them? I would think that most Linux users who are also gamers have a decent windows machine or at the VERY least, dual boot.
There are quite a few native Linux MMORPG clients out there: Heck, even Ultima Online has one. It is just a shame that Bethesda et al do not wish to tap into that market. You'll find quite the eclectic mix of online MMO titles here: http://www.lgdb.org/games (about 51 so far).
There are millions of Linux desktop users, many also gamers. We are just hard to count since we don't have an OS that "dials home" and we believe in a bit of privacy and security. I do not go online with my Win7 install, which exists exclusively for Oblivion and Skyrim, due to the need to update scan the OS constantly. I am am not about to go into Windows' dismal stability record...
It is interesting to note, given this "welcome back weekend," how ESO now has a new payment/subscription model. How soon before its just freemium like DDO and Neverwinter?
A few things:
1. Out of those 51 games listed on that database, only two of them were games I've even heard of. Now, I love indie/retro titles as much as the next guy, but this is hardly a burgeoning market for developers.
2. There may be "millions" of Linux users, but according to every piece of data available (which, granted, isn't much), they account for 1.5% of the desktop user population. And only a portion of that 1.5% will be playing games on their rig.
3. You clearly have a number of reasons for choosing to use Linux. But as someone who clearly understands the advantages Linux brings, you must also be aware of the drawbacks, namely that most developers don't code their programs for your OS. This really can't be a new development for you.
They don't, but could, because they anyway have to produce fairly portable code if they want ESO to run on BSD-ish MacOS and PS4. I doubt native Linux would then require terrible amount of work. Though I must admit that cash shop fluff would yield way more money for even less work.
@kingbeowulf - your specs are okay for ESO under Wine unless you run into zergball.0
