I'd love to make the move, but there's a one-two punch of: I play Warzone with family. I think anti-cheat there is only going to get worse. Second? I already get caught with the fiddly bits of errors on Windows sometimes and spend too long searching for answers. Any time I see that on Linux it looks like I'd need years more of active learning new problem solving to reach my current level of comfort.

I'm at that "is it worth planting the apple tree now that I didn't plant 20 years ago?" thinking.

[–] ballskicker@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm not really a tech guy at all and I let these nerds talk me into trying Linux Mint, I haven't bothered with Windows 10 for several months now. There was some frustrating troubleshooting at first but once the settings are tweaked how you like them, the updates don't negate your tweaks like with Microsoft. I'm sure there's a lot of functionality I'm not maximizing but I don't feel the need to. I got my productivity stuff figured out, my game stuff figured out, the last thing I really need to get sorted is why my printer is being such a wiener but I use it so sparingly that there's not much motivation to mess with that. I did dual boot for a while so I wouldn't feel overwhelmingly stupid when it came to Linux, so I was able to familiarize myself with the new setup at my pace and that helped quite a bit I think. No harm in going that route, then you can see what happens with Warzone before fully taking the plunge

[–] Jeffool@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I actually used Mint for about a year a decade ago, and really liked it then. What made me switch back was the gaming. That said, I hear gaming on Linux has just gotten better and better; just like people in this thread are saying. Whenever I get around to putting together a new PC I'll probably either dump something Linux on this one or dual boot myself. Sadly I don't expect Activision to really support it. But hey, Lord knows I've been wrong before. (And yeah, printers are often kinda universally assholes though; that we all know.)

[–] FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Warzone player here, I actually had to switch back to windows after like 3 years on mint because of this sadly.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

Admittedly, I don't play any games with anti-cheat, but my linux gaming experience over the past two years or so has been outstanding. I don't believe I have encountered a single game that I have wanted to play, but could not. And 99.9% of them work without any tweaking required.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If it’s within your budget, grab a Steam Deck and use it in docked Desktop mode. It’s a pretty great introduction into Linux IMO, especially due to the fact that Valve themselves are maintaining the OS, and since it’s running on a fixed hardware platform - most online solutions should be applicable to any problems you may encounter.

Worst case, you don’t like it you can always eBay it off to recoup most of your costs?

[–] Jeffool@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That WOULD be a fraction of the cost of a new PC. But given my current one is a 2017 build with a 1080 in it, I'm really hoping to make next year the time to free up some money for it regardless. But I do appreciate the thought!

[–] TunaLobster@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

If you can swing it, keep the old PC parts around and put Linux on the old stuff and build up confidence there. I used synergy to move my mouse between windows and Linux and slowly got to the point I felt good enough to jump all in.

[–] Mako_Bunny@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Warframe works fine on linux, just saying

[–] Jeffool@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

hah, respect, but I play Warzone with some cousins who are on console. (Actually I just searched, and I didn't realize Warframe had crossplay now! I might have to at least get them to give it a shot, thanks for the mention!)

[–] Mako_Bunny@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh I may have misread the comment, apologies

[–] Jeffool@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Nah you're good. I'm absolutely going to suggest we give Warframe a try. And if we get off of Warzone, maybe I'll end up moving sooner rather than later.