Linux Users Banned From Diablo III Servers 518
dartttt writes with word that "Blizzard has banned all Linux users who are playing Diablo III on Linux using Wine." Reader caranha adds that these users have been flagged as "using cheating programs," and that replies from Blizzard support staff so far have upheld these bans.
Update: 07/03 16:57 GMT by S :An official response from a Blizzard Community Manager indicates they don't ban people for using Linux. As with most reports of game bans, we have only the word of random gamers that they were banned for the reason they say they were banned.
Re:Blizzard Casts Arcane Logic! Customer Is Stunne (Score:5, Funny)
And they probably (correctly) identify Wine as being not genuine Windows. It's an emulation. And therein lies the problem. Without setting up a highly invasive rootkit like The Warden, Blizzard cannot know if Wine is emulating Windows
Wine Is Not Emulation
Oh well (Score:5, Funny)
Guess Linux users will just have to wait for the PS3 version!
(Runs and hides)
Re:Jesus, stop being pathetic! (Score:5, Funny)
I mean, if you're going to be a whore to studios who clearly have no intention of supporting Linux, you had may as well set up a Windows dual-boot and play your game software in Windows.
But... what about my uptime?
Re:Jesus, stop being pathetic! (Score:5, Funny)
Define "being a whore" in this scenario. They make a good game. We wish to play it. We hate Windows. Dilemma. Nothing about being a whore in there.
Yeah, except for the part where you buy their game for Windows, sending them the message "You don't need to make a separate Linux client. We whores will happily still buy it for Windows and run it crippled in Wine."
Wow, that's what the whores do in your part of the world? That must lead to a lot of out-of-town punters being very disappointed.
Re:Jesus, stop being pathetic! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Jesus, stop being pathetic! (Score:5, Funny)
But the dilemma is of your own creation. When I make a gaming rig, I just put Windows on it because that's where the games are.
Why would you use Windows for playing games? All the games are on Atari 2600.
Re:Jesus, stop being pathetic! (Score:5, Funny)
Filled with exciting games like "Puzzle Moppet", "Plith" and "Minetest-c55".