tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919580774502817620.post8958953739063879587..comments2023-10-10T09:46:34.421-07:00Comments on Mirshalak's Lair: WoW in LinuxMirshalakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223199207262646414noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919580774502817620.post-11934779942382288642007-10-10T05:49:00.000-07:002007-10-10T05:49:00.000-07:00@pikeDefinitely.... I used Ubuntu for as long as I...@pike<BR/><BR/>Definitely.... I used Ubuntu for as long as I could, but when my user experience started to be hampered by the OS, it was time to switch.<BR/><BR/>Pity too, I have a big soft spot for Linux.Karthishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743302053128863699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919580774502817620.post-53997813918371726682007-10-06T04:01:00.000-07:002007-10-06T04:01:00.000-07:00Mera, Pike's dead right.As I might have said in th...Mera, Pike's dead right.<BR/><BR/>As I might have said in the post, I've been using Linux on and off myself for close to a dozen years now...but the single main reason why it's gradually become a lot less is because I got very tired of having to do everything by hand when with XP it basically just works. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Linux only gets used by me now for very select, individual applications. Things like WoW or something else where for some reason I can't do what I want or need as well with Windows.<BR/><BR/>However for you, by all means...if Windows ain't broke, don't fix it. Do what works. :)Mirshalakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04223199207262646414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919580774502817620.post-63485478577204136492007-10-05T14:50:00.000-07:002007-10-05T14:50:00.000-07:00@ Karthis and Mera-I do acknowledge that I may hav...@ Karthis and Mera-<BR/><BR/>I do acknowledge that I may have just gotten lucky with WoW in Kubuntu, I know a lot of people try really hard to get it working and can't, and it's hardly their fault. But I did (probably) get lucky with it all, WoW runs for me without issue, a very good framerate and flawless sound-- maybe it would indeed run better in Windows and maybe I don't know what I'm missing, but, I figure I don't have any reason to use Windows right now if Linux works fine ;) I never did get Windows working right anyway.<BR/><BR/>However, I am a very big proponent of the whole "Use the OS that works for you" theory. If Windows/Mac/whatever works better for you for WoW then definitely use it! I love Linux but I acknowledge that it's not for everybody ;)Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249690585703986146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919580774502817620.post-18090667559363133412007-10-05T07:08:00.000-07:002007-10-05T07:08:00.000-07:00Dont talk to me about Ubuntu - damn did i hate tha...Dont talk to me about Ubuntu - damn did i hate that thing. I could not get anything to work at all. tar.gz --- wtf? extracted it to somewhere, nothing ran.<BR/><BR/>Wireless drivers wouldnt work eiter. In short, reformat, XP, I winMerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15598412942184440915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919580774502817620.post-34077760244257490942007-10-04T20:07:00.000-07:002007-10-04T20:07:00.000-07:00I started my WoW playing in Linux, but after the p...I started my WoW playing in Linux, but after the pain of a number of patches, the great banning that swept up Linux players by accident, and a number of other problems I switched to Windows for my WoW.<BR/><BR/>Not only am I now playing on a platform that Blizzard actually supports, but my graphics are crisper, and my sound quality is higher. (And yes, this is on the same hardware) Now... I'm no Linux God, but I have run it long enough to know what I'm doing - and it just did not like WoW very much.<BR/><BR/>My distro of choice, btw, is Ubuntu.<BR/><BR/>Go figure.Karthishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743302053128863699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919580774502817620.post-70491100987958355292007-10-04T17:41:00.000-07:002007-10-04T17:41:00.000-07:00Woot! Much love for Linux.I have been using Linux...Woot! Much love for Linux.<BR/><BR/>I have been using Linux exclusively for nearly a year now, and since I started playing WoW about six months ago... well, let's just say I've never played WoW in Windows =) I have always played WoW via Wine in Kubuntu Linux, and I have very rarely had any problems. My boyfriend plays natively in Windows and experiences far more lag than I do.<BR/><BR/>A lot of people worry that setting up WoW in Linux is hard but to be honest it's not that difficult though obviously it depends a lot on your hardware and stuff. But the Ubuntu wiki has a really good guide, like you mentioned.Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249690585703986146noreply@blogger.com