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[-] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 19 points 12 hours ago

Uh, I'm losing access to everything I bought with apex coins though..

[-] Arbiter@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

Yeah, but your first mistake was buying apex coins.

[-] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 11 points 11 hours ago

Counterpoint - Devs need to eat. Especially devs that are thoughtful enough to enable their anti-cheat to work on Linux. So yeah, they had my attention, my support, and my money. In return I got to play a fun game and rock some cool skins and accessories - it certainly seemed like a win-win. Now they've retroactively backed out of their support, and I'd like to back out mine as well.

[-] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.today 10 points 10 hours ago

Agreed to a point. I don't care so much that "the devs need to eat" because these are AAA corporations, not indie devs. The moderate gains and losses aren't directly affecting the people that actually made the game, they're just affecting the bonuses the CEOs get. What does matter though is that if we as Linux gamers want them to care, they need to see that Linux users are generating revenue. They're greedy corpos and revenue is all they give a shit about. I'm OK contributing a small amount to games that continue to support Linux. I'm OK spending $5 every few months to buy the Overwatch 2 battle pass if it means Blizzard sees that someone who only plays on Linux is generating income. I'm certain they looked at the money coming in from Linux players more than the actual number of said players when making this decision. The only way to make corporate monsters care about you is to feed their greed. Sometimes, feeding them a small amount can potentially help your cause.

[-] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

What does matter though is that if we as Linux gamers want them to care, they need to see that Linux users are generating revenue. They're greedy corpos and revenue is all they give a shit about.

I appreciate you mentioning this, I agree. If linux made a blip on a chart, executives would prioritize figuring out a solution.

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