Linux & Diablo 3? Blizzard's going to wield that Banhammer!

Roguetadhg

Play Diablo 3 on linux? Be prepared to be banned. All Linux gamers are cheaters, right? Right?

Lots Of Linux Users Perma-Banned In Diablo 3...Again

swild

While this isn't really surprising considering Blizzard's history, since they have openly said that gaming on Linux is not a basis for banning, this could open them up to a class-action suit if they are not providing a clear course of remediation. However, since the linux gaming crowd is 1) not all that large, and 2) not all that profitable, I would be surprised if ANY lawyer would be willing to attempt such a thing. Past case law has proven that any decently written EULA pretty much leaves the company infallible.

While I really, really loved Diablo and Diablo 2, I have not and will not purchase Diablo 3 or any game that requires an active internet connection to play a single player game. I like Steam since everything is associated with your account and even if I have to reinstall the game however many times that I need, I will always have access to the games as long as I have access to my account. There are better ways of doing things than the way that Blizzard chooses to do it.

nosoup4u

D3 sucks pretty hard regardless

Roguetadhg

DRM is just a pain in the [Wrench Drop]. I got tired of D3, but no matter the game - banning players that aren't cheating is a bit wrong. As I see it. Now if they were chopping up the game, and giving themselves epic drops, one shot kills, etc... I would understand.

Steam has their beta Linux files out, so I hear.

demonfurbie

why i didn get d3 ... i loooovvveed d1&2 but when they said you have to have an internet connection i was like nope not gonna happen