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Quoting: hummer010I'd just like to see Valve move into the 2010's and make the Steam client 64-bit.

I'll second that. I think Steam is probably the only thing keeping 32-bit multilib around for me. It would be nice to see it go for organization and cleanliness.

If the steam client moves entirely to 64-bit, they'll still need 32-bit libs to run old 32-bit games.

Wine/Proton may be able to use 64-bit libs for 32-bit windows games (not yet but working on it afaik). And then there are native linux games, where it's a bit trickier, though most linux native games are 64-bit iirc.

Quoting: Naibvery nice... but :( starting to get enough points to fit to a sigmoid... if that inflection point is correct, are we looking at like 3% as the settling point
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Quoting: jensI think in the long term global matchmaking should be restricted to fully closed systems like consoles and cloud gaming.

PC gaming (Windows and Linux) should only support local multiplayer (separate servers like back in the days or something like friends groups only) where cheating is “banned” by social controls because players knows each other and thus no anti cheat software is needed.
Anti-cheat software is very problematic on Windows. I had to install FC25 on a Windows machine, no fun. Also Windows users don’t deserve this..

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Quoting: DesumShame GOG's Linux support is rather... lacking. Wine not withstanding.

Could have fooled me as I own hundreds of Linux games from GOG. I find Steam's stance on DRM free to be lacking. I know you were trying to take a dig at GOG's lack of a Linux client but I am one of the people who don't want a client. GOG's offline installers give me exactly the experience I want.

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Quoting: dvdI think i liked the Karlach and Astarion ending the best. It's fair to say that not every companion was equally well or interestingly written. Karlach seems kind of a 1 bit companion, not much to her beside the ending, with a twist.

Spoiler, click me

You must've played it after I did I'm guessing? After a bunch of patches maybe? I mained Astarion and romanced Karlach, and I did every single thing possible to get her to go to the hells with Wyll (specifically doing all his and her side quest stuff to make sure of that) and fully fleshed out the romance between Astarion and Karlach .... and then at the end I was presented with zero choices or options or dialog or anything at all.

1- Astarion instantly abandoned everyone, but especially the love of his life who he JUST said he would do anything for, to live in a cave ... wtf????????????

2- Karlach said "I'm getting hot" and fell down on the ground and exploded and died ... wtf?????????

3- Wyll said "let's go have a beer at the tavern" and that was it, absolutely totally destroying any semblance of immersion by ignoring his companion exploding and dying or the other companion sprinting away to live in a cave ... wtf????????

4- Gale whined like a little bitch about not being a god. This was not "wtf" but just cringy.

5- Shadowheart was totally 100% missing ... wtf?????

6- Laezel - rides off on a dragon to kill the lich queen. This was the only thing that made any sense.

And then for the remainder of my camp:

Duke Ravengard - nothing whatsoever.

Minsc - nothing whatsoever.

Jaheira - nothing whatsoever.

Halsin - nothing whatsoever.

Aylin & Isobel - nothing whatsoever.

Arabella - nothing whatsoever.

Mizora - nothing whatsoever.

In addition, no choices in the entire game mattered at all. Save various camp members, or don't, it makes no difference at all since they are all totally absent from the ending. Side with certain factions or don't, makes no difference at all.