I have been hesitant to cover things like petitions and forum posts in the past, especially for Blizzard, but now seems like the best time to really get them to listen to us.
There is currently a petition going to get Blizzard to release Linux client for their games, but Blizzard actually replied to it and asked the owner to create a forum post on their official forum, so they did, and it is gaining some real traction right now.
The original post is here to explain it:
That forum post, now has 9 pages/172 replies rallying support for Linux version of Blizzard games, and with a push from us here maybe we can not only make it truly massive, but help get a better official response.
Unless we show them much bigger numbers, it is still doubtful they will support us official. So let's get it moving shall we GOL readers?
I still maintain my stance that a petition has never given us Linux support for a game, ever. Forum posts directly to developers however do get much better responses, not sure why, but they do.
Personally, I own Starcraft II, but don't play it due to it causing hard-crashes in Wine in specific parts, and I would happily buy all future expansions if it came to Linux natively. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
There is currently a petition going to get Blizzard to release Linux client for their games, but Blizzard actually replied to it and asked the owner to create a forum post on their official forum, so they did, and it is gaining some real traction right now.
The original post is here to explain it:
QuoteI am creating this topic as instructed my Rachel R at Blizzard whom I have been in contact with regarding Bliizzard releasing native clients for Linux.
My petition on change.org now has over 1,300 signatures and continues to grow each and every week. You may check it out at: https://www.change.org/p/blizzard-entertainment-support-please-release-native-linux-clients
To any devs at Blizzard, please release Linux clients. If you are not skill full enough to program for Linux then simply ask the community for help. The community helped Valve 3 years ago when they were coming to Linux and I am sure the community would be willing to help Blizzard, especially since this request has been going on for 10 years now.
Thank you.
That forum post, now has 9 pages/172 replies rallying support for Linux version of Blizzard games, and with a push from us here maybe we can not only make it truly massive, but help get a better official response.
Unless we show them much bigger numbers, it is still doubtful they will support us official. So let's get it moving shall we GOL readers?
I still maintain my stance that a petition has never given us Linux support for a game, ever. Forum posts directly to developers however do get much better responses, not sure why, but they do.
Personally, I own Starcraft II, but don't play it due to it causing hard-crashes in Wine in specific parts, and I would happily buy all future expansions if it came to Linux natively. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Apparently Blizzard (co-founder) responded to the petition which now has over 2,800 signatures with:
I always knew to keep almost no expectations from Blizzard when it came to Linux, but I must admit I got my hopes up a little with the thread linked to in the article because the OP said he was asked by someone at blizzard to do this, indicating some interest on their part.
So to see such a definitive 'no' shortly after is pretty disappointing.
QuoteI certainly appreciate your passion and enthusiasm around this. Those are some great comments that you have included below, but the numbers just aren’t there right now. Linux usage represents less than 2% of installed desktop operating systems browsing the web, and I would assume most of those people also have access to a Windows or Mac device capable of playing Blizzard games.
We will continue to monitor the growth of Linux, but it is very unlikely that this will be something that we pursue in the near future.
I always knew to keep almost no expectations from Blizzard when it came to Linux, but I must admit I got my hopes up a little with the thread linked to in the article because the OP said he was asked by someone at blizzard to do this, indicating some interest on their part.
So to see such a definitive 'no' shortly after is pretty disappointing.
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Quoting: stssI always knew to keep almost no expectations from Blizzard when it came to Linux, but I must admit I got my hopes up a little with the thread linked to in the article because the OP said he was asked by someone at blizzard to do this, indicating some interest on their part.
So to see such a definitive 'no' shortly after is pretty disappointing.
Couldn't say it better. I always had a lot of trust in Blizzard, but that's now shattered to pieces. I really thought Blizzard could make a difference. But that was only naive I guess.
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I guess they have no plans for SteamOS which doesn't surprise me with how they've stayed away from Steam. I think only the promise of growth from that currently drives some of the big guys to give support.
I really hope Valve keeps at it. I do think something like Hearthstone with the smaller team and continuous cashflow could still make sense even with a small userbase... Supporting Linux would also be a way of trying to remove some dependence on MS. I love Morhaime for his support of SC2 and I'm happy to see him at least respond but I wish he realized that.
I really hope Valve keeps at it. I do think something like Hearthstone with the smaller team and continuous cashflow could still make sense even with a small userbase... Supporting Linux would also be a way of trying to remove some dependence on MS. I love Morhaime for his support of SC2 and I'm happy to see him at least respond but I wish he realized that.
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