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Linux Users Banned From Diablo III Servers
dartttt writes with word that "Blizzard has banned all Linux users who are playing Diablo III on Linux using Wine." Reader caranha adds that these users have been flagged as "using cheating programs," and that replies from Blizzard support staff so far have upheld these bans.
Update: 07/03 16:57 GMT by S :An official response from a Blizzard Community Manager indicates they don't ban people for using Linux. As with most reports of game bans, we have only the word of random gamers that they were banned for the reason they say they were banned.
A Mac will run all Windows software, all OS X software (compiled in the last decade or so) and most Unix software that comes as source. I'd say you're way better off with a Mac than some generic PC that can't run OS X programs.
WTF is the point of shelling out big bucks for Mac when I can get a comparable, if not better, pc from HP for less than half the price? The specs and performance of my new laptop blows the doors off the most recent Macbooks. Also, Mac doesn't run most of the software I'd want to use. Third and finally, I hate Apple as a company, its business practices, and the over-zealous culture of its fan-base.
>>>Linux users who crawl to Blizzard remind me of an cousin of mine who kept going back to her abusive boyfriend.
Could make the same argument about Linux (or Mac) OS. "Will it run Microsoft Visio or .vsd compatible program?" Nope. "Will it let me log to work from home?" Nope, doesn't even run the remote client. "Will it run Doors or ModelSim or Synplify?"
Nope. Linux & MacOS, like my AmigaOS, is fun to experiment with but unfortunately I can't really use it to meet work requirements. I'm locked into Windows. And to quote you: "Why not support the studios that really *DO* support Linux instead of studios that treat it like a red-headed stepchild?" Why not support OSes that really do support the program I need?
Oh and the reason Linux gamers are using Wine to play blizzard games: Because they like those games
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My AC stalker: " I personally agree with your posts most of the time, but that won't keep me from modding you troll"
CURSES!! I never have mod points when something is funny!!!
Mod parent +1 funny!