Recently, i had to move from nixos to windows against my will simpy because of anti cheats. While i dont game that much, the few games i enjoy playing are all online with some kind of anti cheat. I used to dual boot but i was tired of having to wait for my slow hdd to load windows (i only have one ssd). I literally used linux for everything else but because of anti cheats i am forced to move to windows. I managed to make it a little better by using wsl2 and removing bloatware but it will never be the same as linux
I’m personally not interested in MP anyway, but I will occasionally play if there’s a Linux compatible game on offer, but I’ll probably burn out after a few sessions anyway. For example, I used to play L4D and similar co-op games with friends, but I got bored after finishing the campaign, so I bailed when they were still playing together.
There are plenty of MP games out there that work on Linux, and I’ve played several of them with friends. The big MP games just don’t interest me.
So it’s less “stand up for Linux” and more “stand up for yourself.” If you don’t like a game your friends like, for whatever reason, feel free to just not play it. I recommend suggesting something else that does interest you. We got into a rut and it turned out my friends didn’t really like the games we were playing anyway, so recommending something else really spiced up our gaming time. Try it out and see what works.
But if you really want to play something, I don’t see a problem with firing up Windows from time to time. I have it installed on my system as well, I just haven’t used it in a year or two, but it’s there if I need it.
Sure, and I’m not arguing with you, merely giving a perspective that perhaps going with the group doesn’t always get you what you want. If you value using a given OS more than playing a certain set of games with friends, that’s an absolutely fine take. There are lots of options between the extremes of “don’t play MP games at all” and “only use Windows for gaming.”
If you don’t want to play a specific game for some reason, don’t play that game, even if all of your friends try to force you to.
I absolutely do.
I’m personally not interested in MP anyway, but I will occasionally play if there’s a Linux compatible game on offer, but I’ll probably burn out after a few sessions anyway. For example, I used to play L4D and similar co-op games with friends, but I got bored after finishing the campaign, so I bailed when they were still playing together.
There are plenty of MP games out there that work on Linux, and I’ve played several of them with friends. The big MP games just don’t interest me.
So it’s less “stand up for Linux” and more “stand up for yourself.” If you don’t like a game your friends like, for whatever reason, feel free to just not play it. I recommend suggesting something else that does interest you. We got into a rut and it turned out my friends didn’t really like the games we were playing anyway, so recommending something else really spiced up our gaming time. Try it out and see what works.
But if you really want to play something, I don’t see a problem with firing up Windows from time to time. I have it installed on my system as well, I just haven’t used it in a year or two, but it’s there if I need it.
You’re not the one with the attitude I take issue with. You didn’t call OP spineless for wanting to play games that only work on Windows.
Sure, and I’m not arguing with you, merely giving a perspective that perhaps going with the group doesn’t always get you what you want. If you value using a given OS more than playing a certain set of games with friends, that’s an absolutely fine take. There are lots of options between the extremes of “don’t play MP games at all” and “only use Windows for gaming.”
If you don’t want to play a specific game for some reason, don’t play that game, even if all of your friends try to force you to.