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I moved to Ubuntu a few days ago but i still keep windows to play DDO and future MMORPGs. The thing is that i would like to use Ubuntu even to play, at least until GW2 or DC Universe come out. I know that you can play most MMORPGs with Wine or playonlinux but i would like not to spend my afternoon writings commands, so i wanted to know what MMORPGs were ready to play on ubuntu; i've played Eternal Lands, Planeshift, Regnum Online and Dofus, any suggestions?
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BUMP! Still looking for a game.
I always wondered why peoples use ubuntu. Hell why do peoples even use mac.
Linux is free and more secure than Windows.
Apple Mac was a better operating system than Microsoft. But Microsoft DOS was cheaper by a big margin and ran on cheaper generic PC's. Apple Mac had more expensive hardware and operating system, so Microsoft ended up with the lion's share of the market.
If Asia moves away from Windows and put its programming muscle into developing software for a cheaper operating system such as Linux, expensive Windows may well become a niche market like the Apple Mac.
and then it will be Linux in the place of windows, not so free and constantly attacked (since it's popular) and the circle goes on. You talked about how it was and about the presumed future. The point is why peoples use it now. Windows is far better than mac and linux today.
I just use ubuntu cause it's faster, i dont have to worry about virus or bots and its easy to work with it.
But i openned the topic to find a MMORPG , any ideas?
WoW and Guild Wars are supposed to run pretty well with Wine, the Linux windows emulator.
For native clients, the only other one that I can think of that you haven't mentioned is Runescape.
After reading your OP, you said you didn't feel like spending the day entering in commands before playing. Then why on earth are you switching fully to Linux if you're intimidated by the terminal? 90% of anything you will ever need to do beyond basic computing use (and even that) requires knowledge of the terminal. And if you're proficient, Wine and the likes is honestly as easy as pie.
No newer MMOs run native. You listed just about all of them in your OP. But my advice would be to check out Crossover. There's no terminal use required, at least I never had to. And games like WOW, Guild Wars, most of the AAA titles will at least run on it.
The best suggestion would be to install a copy of Windows and dual boot for gaming. The performance will be better, Linux display drivers are a joke and will remain to be that way for a while. If you refuse to do that, look up Crossover or just accept the fact that Linux = terminal.
Even Mac users dual-boot (Bootcamp) to Windows to game, and more and more titles run natively on Mac now. There are however, some games like Savage 2 that look great, and run natively on Linux. But most of these titles are open source games and can be found easily by googling a list of them.
http://www.codeweavers.com/ <= Crossover Linux or Games (just not sure if Games runs on Linux, or Mac only)
http://www.savage2.com/en/main.php
Vendetta Online. Spaceships MMO.
Has native client for GNU/Linux.
Archlinux ftw
Then you probably should have stuck with Windows. Nobody thinks you're cool for using Ubuntu.... trust me they don't. More often than not, it's probably the opposite. Normal people don't know what it is and geeks will think you're a moron for thinking it's windows and you just click "install".
Just sayin.
First Rule of using Linux
1. It's not Windows.
Second Rule of using Linux
2. It's still not Windows.
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You are still missing the point, i am just asking for mmorpg suggestion, not to discuss why or whi not i use ubuntu; i dont think i am cooler for using ubuntu and i dont mind working with the console or writing commands, it's just that i would spend the afternoon just to install some software but not to install a MMORPG, i just wanted to know if there was a mmorpg easy to set up to play for a while.
So please, if you are going to reply, read first.
I read it, but you don't want to setup Wine.
EVE used to have a Linux client, but they quit that a few years ago because hardly anyone used it. Now everyone who plays from a linux box, runs it through Wine. Other than a few crap Open Source games, you aren't going to find anyone who wants to support a linux client.
The thing is though, you're not looking for a Linux game necessarily. You're looking for a game that installs on linux like they do on windows.
Second Life has linux clients, but again...... you have to use Terminal, which you don't want to do.
In any case, the general computer user has no reason to use linux as a desktop environment. It's just a waste of time. If you have a good reason to run it constantly, then it's good. Or if you're completely and utterly computer illiterate and the only thing you use your computer for is to click the Fire Fox icon, then it's good. (I threw Fedora on my grandparent's machine cause they can't screw it up) For everyone else, it's just not worth the effort. Which is why I made my last post and quoted the part where you said you didn't want devote the time to use the most important and useful part of the OS. Saying you don't want to spend the time using the Terminal in Linux is like saying you don't want to spend the time to use your keyboard on Windows. Quite often, you just have to. So, yeah... it's relevant to the thread.
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Looks like a few more days until it launches, and it carries a monthly fee, but maybe something like OnLive (http://www.onlive.com/index.html) would work best for you. Technically, it says it only supports Win/Mac, but it appears to be a browser plugin, so maybe there is a way to get it going on Ubuntu. Otherwise, I haven't looked into streaming gaming much, so not sure what competitors are out there. Just remembered reading about this one not long ago...
Aside from that, I've only really used Linux on the server side so not much help I can offer from a gaming perspective
-mklinic
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Theres a difference between using wine or the terminal and spending the afternoon with commands, i have set up a few games using wine or the terminal but some games required installing over 15 libraries and lot of stuff, thats what i am trying to avoid.
P.D.: OnLive looks good , ill check it.