All in all, i do not think that the devs are going to have time to get a linux version working for 2.0 launch, but it would be nice to see in the future. we worked really hard on FFXI and for the last three years that i played it seriously (ending about this time last year) i played it exclusively in linux and it ran MUCH better than in windows, with the exception of shadows. many people worked hard on FFXIV and it is funtional and playable, though currently not anywhere near what i have seen in windows7. That being said, it has come a long way from .5-3frames per second to the current 15-28 frames per second.

I do not understand the opposition to the idea of SE releasing a linux client. How would it effect you if i were able to play in my preferred OS? and if it were released on Mac, well, that would be tantamount to releasing it covertly for linux, so long as they didnt try to lock it down too hard.

as for first person shooters vs MMOs on linux, it is the general playerbase for linux, we do not normally require the handholding that a large minority of windows and mac users require and whine about when they dont get it. true it is probably only 10% of the players who are users and not techs/admins, but not helping them step by step would kill a game. the percentage of funtioning linux gamers that want handholding is much lower, though there are those who think it makes them cooler to use linux but downt want to learn.

I would just like to see it be a little easier, it is not like we are pirating the game or cheating, code injecting or anything like that. we just want the extra locks taken off of the steering wheel.