I just banned Fortnite in my house because I don’t like the MTX nonsense. My kids either play on Linux or our Switch.
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TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 day agoHaving been gaming on Linux for the past 10 years and facing basically 0 issues, I can also affirmatively I don’t understand the attachment to windows. I get it if you need specifically word or excel. and I guess if you’ve got kids who want to play fortnite.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 hours ago
Minecraft Java edition with mods is so good. Get them accounts and use an open-source launcher like PrismLauncher, you’ll be having a good time :)
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 20 hours ago
Yup, that’s what we do. I just installed a How to Train Your Dragon mod, and they love it. I have a server hosted on my computer, so my kids can play together.
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 hours ago
Hell yeah, good on ya. Also nice Weezer username reference.
corbin@infosec.pub 1 day ago
Because sometimes Proton doesn’t work? Like, it’s good enough for most games, but there are always edge cases and games that randomly break one day.
CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
As of now, you have to make an effort to find a game that won’t work through Proton, aside from games with malware (anti-cheat).
corbin@infosec.pub 16 hours ago
A lot of games have anti-cheat…
CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
And not all anti-cheat is malware. I was referring to the kernel level anti-cheats.
Katana314@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
My daily drivers: Outlast Trials, Dead by Daylight, Wild Assault, Helldivers 2, Warhammer Space Marine 2.
All of those work fine on Linux. It just seems to be the most toxic, gamerfuel-heavy games that go full kernel anticheat.
Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Because I dont like Linux. Ive tried multiple distros, and I do not like it. At all. Worse, I find that they only people who do like it are utter cunts who sniff their own farts. Reading up over the years while looking into it, theres a ungodly amount of comments from cunts shitting all over people asking simple questions. It was like a text based version of seeing kids shouting “NEWB!!!” in a COD lobby.
All the issues I see people having with windows, Ive not had or Ive solved. And it was never hard, or complicated, or anything else. And whats more, no one acted like a cunt because someone had, what they considered a “dumb question”.
In short, fuck linux. Fuck Windows as well, dont get me wrong. But FUCK LINUX. Windows I hate because of the company that makes it, Linux I hate because of the own fart sniffers who use it.
magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 1 day ago
My experience is the opposite.
Whenever I have a problem with Linux, there’s often a solution available after some Googling. Often it’s just changing something in a configuration file.
Whenever I have a problem with Windows, there’s often that one thread where someone details the exact same problem, and there’s some ”official Microsoft tech support” whose only contribution is to ask if they have tried to reboot the computer and then radio silence.
Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
I cant lie, those Microsoft tech support “have you tried rebooting” gits are the worst. But outside of that, even on Reddit, you get actual help. With linux, I see an ocean of “what a fucking newb” type shit. Even in here, everyone sucking their own cock because they dont use windows anymore. And if you do, well, you must be a pleb. Like people cant just use what works for them, and leave it at that.
And whats funny, is that everyone using linux is still having issues. They say its amazing, then harp on about not being able to play games and the solution is more often than not “have you tried installing this other distro???” Which is about as helpful as “have you tried turning it off and on again?”.
Everyone uses whatever works for them. Windows, MacOS, linux, whatever. And that should be fine. Instead, its become some kind of dog shit console war. PC users looking down their noses at console users, console users looking down their nose at mobile users, ISO users looking down their nose at Android users, Android users looking down their nose at IOS users, linux users looking down their nose anyone that isnt using linux. And even then, “Why you still using Mint, mate? Dont you know its better to use OSpop for gaming???” Its this never ending hole of cunts all shitting all over everyone else. If only we could just enjoy what we are doing and shut the fuck up.
Deestan@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Take your aggressively rude snobbish attitude elsewhere.
Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Yes, please do. No one cares that you use linux. Its not a personality trait, and it doenst make you “cool”.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You’re on Lemmy, a site people use when they don’t like reddit. You don’t see any reason why there might also be a ton of people here who use Linux, an operating system you use when you don’t like Windows?
Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
I dont give a fuck where I am, you start looking down your nose at people, Im gonna fucking say something. Snobby twats deserve every slap they get. As for using linux, use whatever works for you. Just dont start treating other people like shit just because they dont do the same thing you do. “I dont understand people who still use windows…” Cool, no one gives a fuck what you do or dont understand. I dont understand why you piss about with different linux distros, but here we are, and you dont give a fuck that I think that, right? And nor should you. You should just go about your day. Which is why I dont spend my time in windows forums moaning about linux users being snobs. I just get on with my day. And you lot should too. I know the console wars are over now, but fucks sake, lets not start PC vs linux wars now.
ysjet@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
There’s something deeply ironic about how angry you are towards people because they disagree with your OS choice.
Perhaps some introspection might be in order, hmm?
poke@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I’ve definitely seen angry people respond to windows bug reports on various apps. Is the Linux community worse? Anectodally, I would agree with you. Its also fine to have a preference, and I understand needing to besmirch your own because some people on Lemmy are toxic particularly around open source projects, but like, I try to not stoop to that level. I am happy youve generally had a good time bug fixing in Windows, unfortunately I switched away because my graphics drivers regularly crashed on Windows and I’ve never had said issue on Bazzite. Could it be my fault somewhere? Sure. I’ve had a better time since I left, though. Guess I’m a fart sniffer. Just wanted to voice that not everyone has had this experience, is all. Have a good one, hope you cheer up.
Katana314@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’ve definitely run into some snobbish “Accept my incorrect solutions and be grateful, or go back to Windows, newb” types of people. I don’t have much love for them. I recognize it takes patience to acclimate new users, but it’s part of the job.
By and large I’m preferential to just stay with something that works; part of what pushed me off it has just been Microsoft themselves enshittifying the experience. I feel like I remember a day when Windows start search actually took you to what you wanted, and now “notepad” immediately queries the shopping network before your own program list, and when you get Notepad open it has a Copilot button.
You’re doing the right thing as long as you stay on an OS that keeps you going day in and day out. I tried Linux earlier in the year on two distros that did NOT work as well as the internet said they would, and went back to Windows. More recently, tried another one and there were stupid difficulties - but I got past them, at a time when Windows issues were just giving me “This is the way it is now, just put up with it”.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I use arch btw.
Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
If you like Windows, that’s 100% fine, keep using it.
But I’m genuinely curious, what didn’t you like? Which distro(s) did you try? What problems did you run into?
I ask because you obviously cared enough to try it out but had a bad experience, so that’s something we could maybe look into as Linux enthusiasts.
I’m never going to berate anyone for their choice of OS, use whatever works for you. For me, that’s Linux, mostly because I found a workflow that works really well for me and it’s a pain to replicate on Windows. My SO still uses Windows because that’s what they like, and it’s totally fine, I’ll even help them fix stuff when it breaks. I honestly don’t care what people end up using, but I will mention my preference if I think others might be interested.
wizblizz@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
There’s always one engorged asshole that had to show up and be a complete prick about people liking something. Fuck all the way off
Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
You do realise that Im talking about YOU doing that, right? This me giving it BACK to you. And oh look, none of you like it. Funny how that works, aint it? Now, why dont you “fuck all the way off”.
magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 1 day ago
It’s mostly convenience. They know it works, so they keep using it.
Luckily Microsoft is making it inconvenient to continue using Windows.