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online anti cheats are the worst thing (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by Ineocla@lemmy.ml to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml
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Recently, i had to move from nixos to windows against my will simpy because of anti cheats. While i dont game that much, the few games i enjoy playing are all online with some kind of anti cheat. I used to dual boot but i was tired of having to wait for my slow hdd to load windows (i only have one ssd). I literally used linux for everything else but because of anti cheats i am forced to move to windows. I managed to make it a little better by using wsl2 and removing bloatware but it will never be the same as linux

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[–] smeeps@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Buy windows? 🀯🀯🀯

[–] 30p87@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I hope they didn't actually buy it from M$ at least, but a third party reseller for five bucks

[–] Ineocla@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Personally never bought it. (Windows activation script ftw)

[–] philluminati@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I did, it was Β£79 or Β£89 if I recall. Windows 10 home edition. Also I don’t get Windows 11 because my mobo/cpu don’t support it.

[–] 30p87@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

In Germany we would say "Windows 11 ist Quatsch"

[–] CeeBee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A Windows license is in the realm of $200

[–] fhein@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't want to encourage Windows usage, but if you really need it you can buy a grey market license for $10-20.

[–] CeeBee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Sure, but I'm just pointing out that a "proper" official Windows license isn't cheap.

[–] zodarr@mastodon.social 0 points 1 year ago

@fhein @CeeBee In the EU, you can sell used software licences afaik. I bought windows 10 a few times, really cheap. With office 2019, and one time with office 2021.

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Why should he?

[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

that's supposedly the only way to run it legit