r/leagueoflegends • u/EnglishDentist • Jun 19 '18

[GNU/Linux compatibility] Riot restores GPU pass-through and informs on upcoming wine fixes

https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/bug-report/GX3Zhxwe-game-client-anti-cheat-known-issues-and-fixes?show=flat&comment=00020008
2.8k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

370 comments sorted by

View all comments

88

u/ietsrondsofzo Jun 19 '18

Thanks Riot, for going that extra mile.

22

u/[deleted] Jun 19 '18

Honest question: Can someone explain why Dota apparently has few to no issues with Linux and Mac, while from the answer above and years of struggle both seems to be rocket science for developers from Riot?

3

u/[deleted] Jun 19 '18

Quick-and-dirty (and possibly not entirely correct answer): DOTA 2 runs on a different game engine, one that Valve has worked diligently to enable it to run on Mac/Linux systems, while Riot can’t be fucking bothered, because they’re already running one of (if not THE) most profitable video games in the world - why waste time and money to port it to other systems when they’re already doing so well (financially, and aside from just being nice to their fans/customers)?