Artifact is an Artifact of the past

      • HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        4 months ago

        I have never bought any type of loot boxes, magic cards, even Pokémon cards, but saying that you can’t criticize a gambling company if you have partaken in gambling is absurd.

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          4 months ago

          saying that you can’t criticize a gambling company if you have partaken in gambling is absurd.

          that was a joke btw

          • Draconic NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            4 months ago

            It’s way too common for people to say something that was stupid like that while fully meaning it, then back up and say it was a joke when people give them flack for it. If it was bad enough that people give you flack for it because it’s that stupid, or even god forbid, misinformative. You deserve every bit of that backlash.

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          4 months ago

          as a linux gamer, i cant deny the good valve has done for linux gaming. but to me that doesnt excuse steam as a monopoly, the gambling, valve’s uncaring responses to steam scams and such. minor issues also irritate me, like their removal of library sharing (screw the new family bs they added), bs drm locks that dont let me play games without launching the app. i intend to stop using steam soon, for many reasons it sucks and i feel horrible paying them anything. and thats just me im not here arguing others should do that, do what u think is best for u. i find wine good enough for my games and i dont do online gaming so im fit for quitting steam

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            4 months ago

            You got some other good points, but the new family system works way better now. Previously only one person was allowed to use any one persons entire library at a time, now game sharing is locked on an individual basis

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            4 months ago

            bit too extreme of an example. I think valve has done a LOAD more positive than negative when it comes to linux

            Edit: I don’t understand why its controversial, valve has gotten a TON of attention to Linux in the past few years. Once (or if) they release the Linux desktop distro, Linux supported software is going to skyrocket.
            This isn’t even mentioning Proton which has made a TON of games work compared to how few it was a few years ago. Modern AAA titles can run on Linux no issue! It’s amazing!
            I understand valve doesn’t fully embrace the FOSS mentality, and for some people that’s a negative, but I think even getting people trying Linux is a positive or at the very least a step in the right direction.

            Linux is gaining popularity in the average person and I really look forward to the future of Linux.

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                4 months ago

                Most games work out of the box on Linux thanks to steam, and in a lot of cases better than om Windows.

              • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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                4 months ago

                this is kinda like asking “what good has the metropolitan line done for urban transportation?”

                oh they only literally invented the concept of a subway, no biggie