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MMOs that run on Debian, No WINE
sunandshadow
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So my friend is willing to play an MMO with me IF it runs on his computer. Which is a Debian box, and he won't install WINE or another windows emulation thing. So, are there any recent MMOs which run on Debian, or MMOs which recently gained the ability to run on Debian? Or is it the same few it was 5 years ago, the last time I researched this topic?
I want to help design and develop a PvE-focused, solo-friendly, sandpark MMO which combines crafting, monster hunting, and story. So PM me if you are starting one.
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I believe with the Steam client you have a few options available (online, RPG, don't know about MMO specifically), but there are definitely very few if even a handful that run natively on linux.
I don't believe there are any Debian native MMORPG's.
However, if you really want to fill that craving for one, check out some browser MMORPG's.
Only one that really comes to mind is RuneScape, haven't played it in years so I'm not sure if it's any good.
Not sure what differance Debian vs other linux distros it makes but from a quick search i cam e up with this...
http://www.lgdb.org/category/subgenre/mmo
It lists about 50 mmos that seam to support linux a few of which look pretty good.. Entropy is a space MMO them is cross platform Win/Mac/Linux.. also Ultima Online via a cross platform engine (NOT a emulator) called Iris2 (only works on free shards as far as i can tell).. looks like some decent things to mess with and see if any of them will work for you
again.. i'm not a linux guy but that might be a place to start
another option.. Minecraft.. there are some pretty amazing custom servers out there
http://www.dungeonrealms.net/ being one that i tried a while ago.. was prety good actually.. no real building tho.. all about fighting and gear..
Sounds like a trick question OP. He basically said:
"I will spend hours playing a game with you IF you find a game that conforms to the exact specifications and non-industry standard gaming platform that I have pigeonholed myself into."
Tell him to keep enjoying Tuxkart while you go and make friends in a decent game that can be considered both modern and fun for longer then 5 minutes. Ignore the Linux troll, tell him to google "dual boot".
Valve did port Source to Linux (Debian in particular, since SteamoS is Debian-based), so that's a good sign. I can only think of one MMO that is based on Source though, and it's a heavily customized version that probably won't be ported (Vindictus).
So pretty much every game by Valve runs on Debian, and the Steam store clearly indicates what they have that runs native on Linux now, and there are quite a few titles on there.
The bad news is that doesn't include many MMOs really, or at least any "AAA" ones. I counted 6 out of 94 "MMO"-classified games on the Steam store that supported Linux natively, and there are likely a few hidden gems out there outside of the Steam store (it's not really known for it's MMO library).
Ryzom advertises a native Linux client - it should work fine, but i haven't tested it.
It's a very nice MMO to play with a friend, and you will get to meet people there as well cause it has a nice community.
On a serious note, there is no reason not to use Wine or another compatibility layer. Sorry to say, but Your friend is being difficult for no reason.
Loll, best answer.
Wurm Online is Java game and runs on Linux too; http://www.wurmonline.com/
Trailer; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo_kRVR5zqI
That was incredibly helpful, thank you! Ryzom seems like it specifically supports Debian, and I trialed that game a few years ago and am interested to see what has become of it since then, so I'll try that one first.
@Raybarg Wurm is a good option too, another game I've tried in the past for a few days but not played so much I'm tired of it. That might be plan B.