No chance. Wine and GameGuard don't mix well. GameGuard fails to inject itself into the windows kernal (because linux doesn't have one), freaks out, and shuts down henceforth killing any attempt to run the game. Sorry guys, you either have to wait until Wine / Cedega patch in support for GG (which is unlikely) or NCsoft releases a linux version.
Not sure about Aion, but I would switch to Linux in a heartbeat if Wine ran everything. Too bad I use Adobe CS3 for work, and as far as I know Wine can't handle any of the CS3 apps. Good luck getting Aion working on Linux. Hopefully someone will get it running.
Itd be great if more devs would start making linux and mac versions of their games. its not that hard when you plan to do so from the beginning. Anything to get away from having to reboot back into shitdows to play a game.
It's more of an issue when your hardware manufacturers don't make native drivers for Linux, or actually support them. Once they open their eyes and Linux is actually supported by hardware manufacturers, the people producing the software will probably start pushing out more native games for that OS. But then again a lot of games don't support a mac version, either, so who knows.
Ubuntu and my ATIs never seem to get along, tho. Ever. And I usually stick with ATI cards. The first few just wouldn't work a few years ago. Just wasn't supported, now I can use the flgrx and can hardly run WOW on it. Seriously, in the Barrens my FPS was like 10-15. Meh.
Like I said. NCsoft's priorities are to release it to everyone. Maybe then they might try to port it to Mac. THEN they might try out linux. But that's a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong ways aways folks.
Not sure about Aion, but I would switch to Linux in a heartbeat if Wine ran everything. Too bad I use Adobe CS3 for work, and as far as I know Wine can't handle any of the CS3 apps. Good luck getting Aion working on Linux. Hopefully someone will get it running.
I agree with you %100. The only reason I use windoze is to play games and run certain programs that doesn't work in wine.
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No chance. Wine and GameGuard don't mix well. GameGuard fails to inject itself into the windows kernal (because linux doesn't have one), freaks out, and shuts down henceforth killing any attempt to run the game. Sorry guys, you either have to wait until Wine / Cedega patch in support for GG (which is unlikely) or NCsoft releases a linux version.
No word as of yet.
www.aionsource.com/forum/basement/5472-aion-macs.html
The second post is NCsoft's community manager. Don't plan on a linux / mac version any time soon.
Not sure about Aion, but I would switch to Linux in a heartbeat if Wine ran everything. Too bad I use Adobe CS3 for work, and as far as I know Wine can't handle any of the CS3 apps. Good luck getting Aion working on Linux. Hopefully someone will get it running.
Itd be great if more devs would start making linux and mac versions of their games. its not that hard when you plan to do so from the beginning.
Anything to get away from having to reboot back into shitdows to play a game.
Playing polished, lag free, feature complete games is carebear. Whining about a game you hate but still play is hardcore man!
It's more of an issue when your hardware manufacturers don't make native drivers for Linux, or actually support them. Once they open their eyes and Linux is actually supported by hardware manufacturers, the people producing the software will probably start pushing out more native games for that OS. But then again a lot of games don't support a mac version, either, so who knows.
Ubuntu and my ATIs never seem to get along, tho. Ever. And I usually stick with ATI cards. The first few just wouldn't work a few years ago. Just wasn't supported, now I can use the flgrx and can hardly run WOW on it. Seriously, in the Barrens my FPS was like 10-15. Meh.
Like I said. NCsoft's priorities are to release it to everyone. Maybe then they might try to port it to Mac. THEN they might try out linux. But that's a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong ways aways folks.
I agree with you %100. The only reason I use windoze is to play games and run certain programs that doesn't work in wine.
Its not porting MMO's to Linux that makes Windows all powerfull....
As long as they keep this attitude, Windows keeps ruling the home pc market...
Best MMO experiences : EQ(PvE), DAoC(PvP), WoW(total package) LOTRO (worldfeel) GW2 (Artstyle and animations and worlddesign) SWTOR (Story immersion) TSW (story) ESO (character advancement)