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Now when trying to activate the OS by attempting to call the phone number for Microsoft Product Activation, an automated voice response says the following: "Support for product activation has moved online.

Linux is this way, guys.

  • ipkpjersi@lemmy.mlEnglish
    24·
    3 days ago

    The fact they mentioned “anti cheat”, it’s going to be your modern online multiplayer games. It’s going to be games like Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty, Battlefield, etc.

    • Glog78@digitalcourage.social
      34·
      3 days ago

      @ipkpjersi @v0rld

      I would still like to know which and why. Usually there are alternatives out even for those multiplayer games. Example -> all the Valve Games / Blizards Games are good too ;)

      • ipkpjersi@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        Sure, there are alternatives for the games I listed, but if all your friends are playing any of the games I listed, you don’t have many options for Linux outside of something like Shadow or GeForce Now, which admittedly is a pretty solid option for online-only games if you live near their servers.

      • Octoham@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        sadly most online mp games have kernel-level anti-cheat that doesn’t run on linux

        • Glog78@digitalcourage.social
          12·
          3 days ago

          @octoham

          i can’t agree with this general statement. i guess it’s important to understand that a lot of the multiplayer games you wanna currently play have some kind of protection which makes it currently not suitable to run on linux.

          just to give a different view mp games which currently seem to work ( checked protondb ):
          - Eldenring Nightreign
          - Dark and Darker (used to work)
          - Helldivers & Helldivers 2
          - Arc Raiders
          - Counter Strike
          - Overwatch
          - DOOM in very different versions
          - Quake Live
          - Hunt Showdown 1896
          - Dead by Daylight
          - Warframe

          with all respect for the games you currently love so much, please don’t make general statements.

          A personal advice i want to give: Only change to linux if you are also willing to change yourself and adapt. Linux is not Windows like, Mac OS is not Windows , like a Playstation is not a XBOX or a Switch.

          • Octoham@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            3 days ago

            i know a lot of the mp games i play have an anti-cheat that doesn’t support linux, i’m blaming the AC devs here, not linux.

            as for my general statement, i used this handy little website: https://areweanticheatyet.com/

            note how i said most mp games w anti-cheat can’t run on linux. i think 59% qualifies as ‘most’.

            i’m rlly not sure why you’re so defensive here ngl, i love linux. i use linux on one of my pcs for development, i’m not attacking linux in any way.