Should I switch back to Linux? (gaming oriented question)

ehnde

The following describes a first world problem (if you don't know what I'm talking about see First World Problems: Button, button, who has the button? for a list of examples):

I've been using Linux for about 10 years and for the longest time I loved it. When I was in college I needed so many applications for school that would only work on Windows and spent so much time playing games that I found it more convenient to buy a Windows 7 license and convert to the dark side. At that time I needed the following:

• visio
• Microsoft Access
• ESXi
• Nookstudy
• Internet Explorer (Microsoft labs)

....probably countless others. I was also playing WoW (I've quit) and later League of Legends. LoL does not work at all on linux. I checked it in the Wine AppDB - it has a rating of garbage.

Now the only thing I'd be missing at this point if I completely demolish windows and switch back to linux would be LoL. It's a RTS MMO and is not feasible to run in a virtual machine.

What games do you guys enjoy playing on Linux? I would need to fill the void of League of Legends, which I play about one match per day lasting 30 minutes. Free is best, but I might be willing to pay a bit if the game is really worth it.

I'm looking for a game that you can play online with other people that runs on Linux, hopefully free.

WafflesAndRootbeer

Gaming on Linux is pretty limited. You've got WINE, a pile of Linux open source FPS/Sims, half-assed RPGs, and some random Linux games that don't do much but amuse you.

alan2308

Try here:

LinuxGames - Embrace your inner penguin
The Linux Game Tome

ehnde

Thanks for the input guys. I looked around a bit and in case anyone would like to try it out: Savage 2 - A Tortured Soul

Looks awesome and it runs on linux!

instant000

Hah. The only games I ever really played online were text-based God wars muds, and for a few months across the 2009/2010 winter, I tried out Evony.

If I had put my mudding time into school, I would have had at least two masters degrees, if not also a Ph.D. I calculated the time I placed into this one mud, and it came out to 40 hours a week! I mudded for a little over a year, clocking over 2,000 hours! (This was during college, when free time was plentiful, and easily wasted.)

I just realized now that it's mid-month, and I haven't played the one game I did play from time to time: NBA 2K11 (PC). Maybe it's the lock-out. (Or maybe, just maybe, it's the fact that I'm studying for CCNA Security, and taking it seriously.)

I still go out with my girlfriend at least once a week, so I've not shuttered myself away into a dungeon, just more mindful of how I spend my non-work time, when I'm studying now. I even need to ration my appearances on techexams.net. I joined in April, and have already hit 500 posts, which comes out to a rate of 4.96 per day (just added this post, and the day is still young!)

ehnde

instant000 wrote: »

Hah. The only games I ever really played online were text-based God wars muds, and for a few months across the 2009/2010 winter, I tried out Evony.

If I had put my mudding time into school, I would have had at least two masters degrees, if not also a Ph.D. I calculated the time I placed into this one mud, and it came out to 40 hours a week! I mudded for a little over a year, clocking over 2,000 hours! (This was during college, when free time was plentiful, and easily wasted.)

I just realized now that it's mid-month, and I haven't played the one game I did play from time to time: NBA 2K11 (PC). Maybe it's the lock-out. (Or maybe, just maybe, it's the fact that I'm studying for CCNA Security, and taking it seriously.)

I still go out with my girlfriend at least once a week, so I've not shuttered myself away into a dungeon, just more mindful of how I spend my non-work time, when I'm studying now. I even need to ration my appearances on techexams.net. I joined in April, and have already hit 500 posts, which comes out to a rate of 4.96 per day (just added this post, and the day is still young!)

I know just how you feel - that's why I quit playing WoW! But I still like to play a game maybe 30 minutes up to 1 hour per day. The trick is to convince yourself that studying is MORE FUN than the game you were playing But how?

Man if I studied like I once played WoW I would finish the remaining 200 pages in the Cisco Press book (CCNA:Security) in about 3 days from now, and be ready to take the exam in about 10 days. I'd also be a CCNP 4 months after that.

BTW I've just figured out steam works under linux, so any steam game is "fair" game.

SteveLord

ehnde wrote: »

BTW I've just figured out steam works under linux, so any steam game is "fair" game.

Um...not quite.

ehnde

SteveLord wrote: »

Um...not quite.

Steam itself has a gold rating in wine:
WineHQ - Steam Official Release

An actual game, Team Fortress 2 has a platinum rating in wine:
WineHQ - Team Fortress 2 Steam

MosGuy

I don't do much gaming on Linux, I stick to Windows. Battle for Wesnoth is pretty cool though (multi OS too): Battle for Wesnoth

SteveLord

ehnde wrote: »

Steam itself has a gold rating in wine:
WineHQ - Steam Official Release

An actual game, Team Fortress 2 has a platinum rating in wine:
WineHQ - Team Fortress 2 Steam

And you said any game. Just because a client piece works, doesn't mean the hundreds+ games it can pull down will work. But it sure is nice to always have a source of reference like that where others have done the work and left feedback.

Good luck! You can never match Windows though.

cxzar20

Dual boot?

JDMurray

cxzar20 wrote: »

Dual boot?

How 1990's!

Devilsbane

Why not dual boot windows and linux. Switch over for the 1 game. This was my plan for WOW on my vista laptop years ago. Unfortunately, they didn't make an XP driver for my video card so I never got it for work. (Yes, my xp was only for 1 game)