Blizzard's Diablo III On Linux?

[entropy]

However, with Mac OS running on Intel, does a linux client need that amount of time to be shaped and compiled?

Just my naive and amateurish thoughts...

[bug77]

Because anonymous anecdotal comments on the internet should always be taken as gospel.

This is not anecdotal comment. It happened to at least one guy because he used a trainer and, supposedly, that's against the EULA. Because by using a trainer you can get some achievements in an unfair way and this doesn't sit well with other players. While there may be some legitimate concern behind this, I don't care about these practices at all. I want to be able to give myself 1.000.000 minerals and vespene gas while playing by myself, if I so choose.

[Qaridarium]

its simple: no money from me for blizzard.

[DoDoENT]

Lets see...they could release Serious Sam for Linux (without DRM) and make *some* money or not release SS on Linux at all and make zero money. Hmm.

Hasn't the Humble bundles proved over and over that Linux gamers *will* pay for non-DRM games?

I agree. But their choice is to sell Serious Sam only through Steam and their choice not to release it without DRM (they obviously doesn't wany their game being illegally copied with ease - that is reasonable because Croteam is from Croatia, and legal software in Croatia is very rare - it is almost certain that if they release non-DRM version it will be at same day available for free on all East-European torrent sites).

Humble bundles has proved that Linux gamers will pay for non-DRM games, but obviously this proof is not enough for some people.

[asdx]

its simple: no money from me for blizzard.

Same here.

[KameZero]

I agree. But their choice is to sell Serious Sam only through Steam and their choice not to release it without DRM (they obviously doesn't wany their game being illegally copied with ease - that is reasonable because Croteam is from Croatia, and legal software in Croatia is very rare - it is almost certain that if they release non-DRM version it will be at same day available for free on all East-European torrent sites).

Humble bundles has proved that Linux gamers will pay for non-DRM games, but obviously this proof is not enough for some people.

What? It's ALREADY free on every torrent site.

Whether or not a game has DRM it will still nearly always be available for free on torrent sites the same day it's released. This has been proven time and again.

[Setlec]

Whether or not a game has DRM it will still nearly always be available for free on torrent sites the same day it's released. This has been proven time and again.

the first 2 or 3 bundles were nice so i got them, the rest of the bundles weren't interesting enough imo. so not all games pleases every one. arcade games aren't my cup of tea. the only thing that i get when checking the sales of humble bundle is that linux gamers very well present the numbers doesn't count much if linux gamers represent about 1/3 of potential buyers.

DRM sucks and will always suck, though a 60 USD game isn't really tempting price to get a game. at least not for me. i do recall that limited collector editions games back in the end of the 90s were about 60USD as highest price. the cost/fun ratio is truly poor nowaday. Lack-Of-Vision has been a very stupid publisher for ages and now since it merged(?)/acquired blizzard well it went for the worst.

[soupbowl]

Blizzard is loosing almost nothing by not supporting linux, why would they bother.

[kraftman]

That linux port would have the only reason for me to buy it...

Exactly and that's why I won't buy it. I would rather buy Torchlight 2, just to support Diablo competition.

[Kivada]

Phoronix: Blizzard's Diablo III On Linux?

In a recent gaming interview, Blizzard's director of the forthcoming Diablo III game was asked about a Linux client...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTA5Njk

Limited resources my ass, WoWcrack has how many users that pay how much per year these days? Last time I checked a few years ago it was pulling in a over a Billion(1000 millions) a year on WoWcrack alone...

Every Blizzard game sells damn well and they know theres a Linux demand due to all the people playing their games via Wine, which is what they're betting on, that anyone wanting to play Diablo 3 will just make it run on Wine and make a profile of WineTricks or PlayOnlinux. This is why I really don't like the idea of Wine...