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I'll buy when there's a native linux client.
Until then, "arr, maties!"
...and no, I'm not having a morality discussion about piracy. I do it full-well knowing it's wrong.
That's an odd thing to get hung up on. I buy more from Steam because the client is way nicer on Linux and they actually release interesting features for it. I could buy from GOG through Heroic, but they why should I expect them to properly support me on Linux when they don't even bother to explicitly support Heroic (they do profit share, but that's not quite the same), much less port Galaxy?
I personally don't see piracy (i.e. boycotting) as a reasonable reaction here. It sounds more like you're looking to justify piracy a deal looking for an excuse.
I'll leave it there, but that's my read here.
Just use Heroic. A native linux client would just be worse and proprietary.
Why do you desire a Linux client?
I myself don't want to have to open an extra software from the distributor, just to play my game.
It might then end up adding extra constraints like not being able to open multiple games at the same time on your multi-monitor setup.
For the same reason I wouldn't want a Linux client on Windows. It's not made for it.
Valve/Steam can do it. Is there some excuse or reason why it's unacceptable?
And Steam is downloaded the same on nearly every distro. The package is just an install script that translates any differing filesystem layout between distros. It all comes from Valve.
I'm trying to say, "Why have a client in the first place?"
I keep GoG games and I am happy getting to keep the offline installers and not having to open an extra GUI thing before running my game.
I would love being able to run my Steam games without having to open Steam.
Now maybe you see some value in Steam giving the Achievements system and notifications to online-friends about your activity, but is it really required?
If your point is about using the GoG Linux client to run Windows games on Linux:
I don't buy GoG games that don't have a native Linux download and I use the Linux installer, so again, I see no merit in having yet another app.
I use heroic because I buy games that don't have a native Linux version, and because some of the games I own are going to get updated. Also, cloud saves. Having a platform I can easily see and immediately install my purchases from is nice
Ah right, I had forgotten the cloud saves. Those are actually a real value addition to consider using an extra client.
For updates though, I am happy to just re-download the offline installer whenever it gets released.
Of course, I am not buying from GoG, the kinds of games that won't work unless constantly updated.
Do you really keep track of it? I have like 20-30 games installed, and they update in the background. I don't have to think about it and just play whatever strikes my fancy.
No, I just don't update them. The offline installers don't come up as often either.
Also, I only have ~5-10 GoG games.
Ah, OK. I have like 200, so having a launcher to keep track of and install them is quite useful.
Honestly, my Linuxified brain would just setup a background service to do that instead.
And I would set it up to not keep on running once I have started the game.
I think Lutris does that too, not sure about it though. Maybe I'll check it next time.
That sounds like a lot of work that a launcher just handles for you. I use Heroic, and it does exactly that for GOG, EGS, and Prime.
I haven't used Heroic, so can't say much about whether I'd prefer it.
But from what I remember of my experience with Epic Games Store back when I was on a Windows 7 PC, it took quite a bit out of my 4GB RAM and made it very difficult to play my game for a long time.
Honestly, I am fine with a launcher as long as it gets out of the memory when the game starts.
But also, I don't want the restrictions that come with it, so not really a launcher, but a download/update manager at most, would be fine in this case.
The reason I don't like the word "launcher" in this case, is because it is implying that it will be required to start the game, which might be fine for games that need to be up to date, just to function but for all the others, it's just an unnecessary extra 30+ seconds after I click the game icon.
I mean, look how fast and light, the update checking scripts are on Linux ^[except Ubuntu. Well, I only properly remember the EndeavourOS one and that the Ubuntu one was a massive slowdown. There may be others that are not as good.]
You don't need to start up a whole web-browser (full, with a JS engine) and connect to 10 other things before checking for updates. Just get something lightweight like RSS on the server, that tells the current version by query and let the client check that against the version no. file on the system, with 0 GUI until it actually requires a download and even then, it can simply use the system's "Notifications" system to tell you that there is an update available.
The blocking checker is only required for games that won't work unless updated.
I think they might be talking about having to use wine or something? They'd be wrong, but that might have been what they meant.