I was going to continue playing this game...

[Aileesan]

This is probably the most ridiculous post in this thread. You claim to like Linux, and then state OSX is for "design and basic function". Are you even aware OSX 10.10 is a fully certified UNIX03 operating system? It literally can do everything a Linux machine can do.

I like Linux. I prefer it because I:
A) Hate Apple as a company
B) Hate Adobe.
C) Numerous other reasons that come with working with it professionally as an artist.

Be nice. I Like Linux because I don't deal with stuff I dislike dealing with. And obviously, porting and programming is crap for Mac/ Linux. So you know, there's that.

And if it's so sloppy, there are applications to join Square and fix it. Just saying.

[Delily]

I like Linux . I prefer it because I:
A) Hate Apple as a company
B) Hate Adobe.
C) Numerous other reasons that come with working with it professionally as an artist.

Be nice. I Like Linux because I don't deal with stuff I dislike dealing with. And obviously, porting and programming is crap for Mac/ Linux. So you know, there's that.

And if it's so sloppy, there are applications to join Square and fix it. Just saying.

If you don't like OSX because of Apple, that's fine. As you said, everyone has their preferences. However, your argument was that Macs are "inferior for gaming", which makes no sense, seeing as how they have the same hardware as a Windows "gaming machine", and there have been quite a few AAA games that have OSX clients that run just fine.

Additionally, the last I checked, Steam built SteamOS from Debian, and the Source 2 engine fully supports Linux and OSX. My stance on this is that client is fairly priced, the iMac and Macbooks are more than up to the task of running a 2 year old game, but Transgaming failed big time. (They also did the GW2 client).

[Kyros]

Your argument was that Macs are "inferior for gaming", which makes no sense, seeing as how they have the same hardware as a Windows "gaming machine", and there have been quite a few AAA games that have OSX clients that run just fine.

Of course MAC has the hardware to run the games. Pretty much any company nowadays can strap a good CPU/GPU combo and call it a day.

People say Macs are inferior to gaming for two reasons:

1) Said gaming-capable hardware is completely overpriced. You are essentially paying extra to do what everyone else does normally. If you are on a budget, any regular PC machine will outperform a price-equivalent Mac. Heck, some Laptops offer similar or more power than desktop Macs in a price-by-price comparison, without counting all the extra goodness that being mobile offers.

2) It is very well known that most companies don't bother porting or properly maintaining games on Mac. Going to Mac expecting all the companies to support you akin to going to Google+ and expecting everyone to swap from Facebook so you can still talk to your friends. Heck, that is a pretty good comparison: Google+ was probably much better than FB, but nobody was there, so nobody wanted to go there. Mac is the same issue (Except for the being better part), so gamers stay clear of Macs.

This is why Mac is inferior for gaming.

[Delily]

Of course MAC has the hardware to run the games. Pretty much any company nowadays can strap a good CPU/GPU combo and call it a day.

People say Macs are inferior to gaming for two reasons:

1) Said gaming-capable hardware is completely overpriced. You are essentially paying extra to do what everyone else does normally. If you are on a budget, any regular PC machine will outperform a price-equivalent Mac. Heck, some Laptops offer similar or more power than desktop Macs in a price-by-price comparison, without counting all the extra goodness that being mobile offers.

2) It is very well known that most companies don't bother porting or properly maintaining games on Mac. Going to Mac expecting all the companies to support you akin to going to Google+ and expecting everyone to swap from Facebook so you can still talk to your friends. Heck, that is a pretty good comparison: Google+ was probably much better than FB, but nobody was there, so nobody wanted to go there. Mac is the same issue (Except for the being better part), so gamers stay clear of Macs.

This is why Mac is inferior for gaming.

Neither of your claims are valid. The Apple Tax is about price point and not about performance. The second is argumentum ad populum, I don't care what the other companies are doing (although both WoW and D3 run just fine on OSX). A selling point of Heavensward was the OSX client, it's reasonable for people to expect similar performance on the same hardware regardless of the the operating system and graphics engine.