The hack and slash RPG 'Vikings - Wolves of Midgard' is now available on Linux

Quoting: rea987

Quoting: Mountain ManStill looking for a native Linux "Diablo-killer". Games like Torchlight 2 and Victor Vran are good in their own way, but they lack that unidentifiable "something" which Diablo 3 has that keeps me playing long after I should have gone to bed.

Come on, Diablo III brought pretty much nothing to the genre aside from some unnecessary MMO mechanics. On the other hand, Torchlight series had plenty of nice ideas such as fighter/inventory/carrier pet, weapon enhancements as well Steam Workshop.

It brought a lot more then that. The skill and character progression system in particular is a game changer. Also companions with their own gear and skillset who fight by your side. And the biggest: a nearly infinite variety of viable character builds.

In short, Diablo 3 is a lot more innovative than it gets credit for. But most importantly, it's just plain fun.

Quoting: gabberIf you want D2 feeling, check out path of exile.

If I want a Diablo 2 feeling then I'll just play Diablo 2. Path of Exile is crap.

Quoting: KuduzkehpanDiablo 3 is action rpg with looting frenzy mechanics. Modable skills. And a good company. Blizzard
Still many diablo fan players left it.

And many more stayed. It is, in fact, one of Blizzard's most successful games to date. There's a reason they're still actively developing it and releasing paid content 5-years after release.

I just installed the game, but Steam considered all the packages to be only 150MB which happened to be only artwork and mp3 soundtrack files... and when launching the game it says of course it's missing the executable.

Quoting: Mountain Man

Quoting: KuduzkehpanDiablo 3 is action rpg with looting frenzy mechanics. Modable skills. And a good company. Blizzard
Still many diablo fan players left it.

And many more stayed. It is, in fact, one of Blizzard's most successful games to date. There's a reason they're still actively developing it and releasing paid content 5-years after release.

Because of good marketing. But biggest part of userbase existed because of in game auction house and paypal colloboration. My friends earned over 2k euro from loot selling. However still Diablo 3 worst than diablo 2.

Quoting: rkfg

Quoting: KuduzkehpanIt has some issues with 64 bit, executables mising

Does that basically mean the game is not playable on Linux at all?..

Unfortunately linux users waiting until issues fixed. No game files downloading atm. :(

Quoting: Ehvis

Quoting: gabberIf you want D2 feeling, check out path of exile.

That's not really an option.

It runs pretty good in the last several wine staging versions, so it's as much of an option as D3.

For someone who played Diablo 2 a lot, there is no game to replace it currently. Ofc you'll find some of them with nice ideas like torchlight, poe or grimdawn, but in the end there's always something lacking.

Diablo 2 had an atmosphere that kept you playing it
Fights vs monsters were intense, it wasn't a beat them all and required you to think twice when going somewhere
The difficulty when reaching nightmare/hell was a thing, forcing you to go back, do some runs for better stuff
The quality of the drops and the diversity in the statistics of your items made it amazingly well balanced and funny. Drop rates in general was a bit too low, but it was still very enjoyable.
PVP was fun
Runs were always cool when done with friends
Community was very nice and welcoming
Trading was a pain in the ass, but was something I enjoyed doing a lot, and forced people to play together
To improve your characters you actually had to run and trade and meet new people, make some friends that can help you building your hero, trade, offer you help...
Rushing mates was funny to do
The trist-run to Baal-run during a saturday afternoon with a friend were one of the best thing I have done when I was younger, cause really entertaining and funny.


Nowadays games are too easy, choices are too easy to make, reaching highest difficulty is more a question of time than skill... I think you guys should stop searching. Game industry have moved on, games have other focuses. Diablo 2 was great because players were free to do what they want. Not a lot of games permits you that now.

Oooooo! I'd been eagerly awaiting this before it became a "Linux Later" title, and I pushed it from my mind. Now that it's almost mostly sort of available on Linux, I'm excited again!!

Damn, I've just bought that and it really lacks of the executable :(

Quoting: Avehicle7887So far the games ruined by the lack of Galaxy were not in my best interest, this one however is, so hopefully it will make it to GOG.

I asked Kalypso (the publisher) via Twitter about a GOG release of the Linux version. They answered, it will only be available on Steam. :(

Currently I (and some other users according to the steam forum) have problems downloading the game. Steam currently provides only the bonus content, but no game files. If anyone has the same problem: Devs will give feedback tomorrow (says Kalypso).

Quoting: hatniXI asked Kalypso (the publisher) via Twitter about a GOG release of the Linux version. They answered, it will only be available on Steam. :(

That's bad. I found the link, though they don't explain exactly what the blocker is. But it must be Galaxy.

Can you please ping them on Twitter about why they can't release on GOG? They didn't answer that question on the forum.


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Quoting: ShmerlCan you please ping them on Twitter about why they can't release on GOG? They didn't answer that question on the forum.

I had the very same question already about Tropico 5. As far as I understand, it is the developer who decides, whether a linux port is made available on other places additional to Steam. And for the devs it is easier to upload future updates only to Steam instead of need to deal with other services too. And especially GOG-releases needs a little bit more effort, as far as I understand.

Quoting: Kuduzkehpan

Quoting: Mountain Man

Quoting: KuduzkehpanDiablo 3 is action rpg with looting frenzy mechanics. Modable skills. And a good company. Blizzard
Still many diablo fan players left it.

And many more stayed. It is, in fact, one of Blizzard's most successful games to date. There's a reason they're still actively developing it and releasing paid content 5-years after release.

Because of good marketing. But biggest part of userbase existed because of in game auction house and paypal colloboration. My friends earned over 2k euro from loot selling. However still Diablo 3 worst than diablo 2.

That really doesn't explain Diablo 3's continued success and profitability.

Quoting: Mountain Man

Quoting: Kuduzkehpan

Quoting: Mountain Man

Quoting: KuduzkehpanDiablo 3 is action rpg with looting frenzy mechanics. Modable skills. And a good company. Blizzard
Still many diablo fan players left it.

And many more stayed. It is, in fact, one of Blizzard's most successful games to date. There's a reason they're still actively developing it and releasing paid content 5-years after release.

Because of good marketing. But biggest part of userbase existed because of in game auction house and paypal colloboration. My friends earned over 2k euro from loot selling. However still Diablo 3 worst than diablo 2.

That really doesn't explain Diablo 3's continued success and profitability.

It's Blizzard. I think that pretty much explains it.

Blizzard fans are oddly almost as bad as Apple ones. Besides, of course they support it 5 years after release. Overwatch I think was their first original IP in... what 20 years? They pretty much have Diablo, StarCraft and WarCraft and now Overwatch.

Now all they need to do is create System of StarCraft and they'll be set for the next decade of money making joy. I actually worked with a guy who had spent more than 10k USD on World of WarCraft...

Personally one of my favorite action RPGs is Sacred (the first one, for some reason the second one is just not balanced very well so ends up being rather boring, even if it is beautiful. You only very rarely get that 'oh god, I almost died!' feeling that is all over the place in Diablo 1 and 2 and Sacred.)

To be fair, I did play Diablo 3 in Wine for a short time, but it didn't even draw me back in long enough to get to level 10 that the free version provides.

Quoting: hatniXCurrently I (and some other users according to the steam forum) have problems downloading the game. Steam currently provides only the bonus content, but no game files. If anyone has the same problem: Devs will give feedback tomorrow (says Kalypso).

Apparently the problem is fixed. I can download the game now.

edit: never mind


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Just for the record; Vikings were really peace loving, poor, starving farmers..Otherwise Balder wouldn't have been the most revered respected God of Norse mythology..Tor was simply a haughty jackass..

Ready for action.. any one for co op add me.

Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: hatniXI asked Kalypso (the publisher) via Twitter about a GOG release of the Linux version. They answered, it will only be available on Steam. :(

That's bad. I found the link, though they don't explain exactly what the blocker is. But it must be Galaxy.

Can you please ping them on Twitter about why they can't release on GOG? They didn't answer that question on the forum.

Very sad... I don't care about Galaxy, i really do. But i start to hate GOG because of lack of it on Linux if we can't have some games... And i don't like very much these devs who have this only "excuse", no matter it's easy or not.
:(