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Mar 30, 2008 StrontiumDog link
To the Guild Software developers and management:

I am just writing to pledge my support to this game because of its great linux support. Well done. I have purchased a 2 year subscription because of my gratitude that you recognize my OS of choice in your development decisions.

Thanks greatly.
Apr 01, 2008 Lord~spidey link
You WIN sir.
Apr 23, 2008 bekoli link
Same here. I subscribed only for a month for now since I want to see whether I'll still have fun after some more hours (and probably even more beers too) but I really do appreciate your linux versions since this is a wind*ws-free zone here :) I'm going to try your 64bit client at the end of the week too and I'm going to spread the word to our linux gaming community ;)
Aug 17, 2008 Aphax link
"me too", I was just going to give the trial a swing and I was so impressed with how well this game runs on Linux I just subscribed myself :D
Aug 18, 2008 tramshed link
Let us know if you encounter problems or need help, many a linux guru about.

Also, the 64bit binaries work great, I use them myself with gentoo with no problems, felt good to move from the 32bit.
Sep 04, 2008 ezra-s link
I subscribed too because they have linux native version and even 64bit.

Cheers to guildsoftware.
Sep 04, 2008 vorondil link
Me too! I've subscribed too because they have a native linux version. Good to see some game developers are taking the linux platform seriously! You are to be commended
Sep 12, 2008 M1AU link
Put me on the list of Linux support supporter. ;)
I'm still playing the trial, but the client works so great that I'm most likely signing up for a subscription.
Sep 15, 2008 RadamantheNemes link
Exactly ! I'm pleased to see that, in the game industry, we can find some programmers who *really* know about cross-platform development.

I'm new to VO, I started with the trial. Once I've seen that there is native *nix support, I did not wait for my trial account to end and decided to pay the monthly fee. Even if in the end the game doesn't suit my needs, I won't regret that. I'm glad to support this.

Keep up the good work guys ! You definitely deserve our support, and this must be noticed.
Oct 20, 2008 Puciek link
Aye, not only that it got native linux client but also one that supports AMD64 (it's so rare, wow) so i will catch this bandwagon and say "thank you very much" :D
Oct 22, 2008 reyawn link
I too am supporting this and just subscribed after playing through the trial period... as a longtime linux user I have been looking around for well-supported games that run in Linux and totally am going to recommend this to other people.
Sep 07, 2009 martinje link
Put me on the list, became a member and enjoying it very much. I installed the AMD64 client and have had 0 issues. Thanks
Sep 07, 2009 muradedge link
I also decided to subscribe due to VO's Linux 64 support. I left Eve because they discontinued their support. So thanks and I love seeing such good frame rates on my Linux box!
Nov 10, 2009 Person link
Seconded. Youguys rule. Keep up the great work! :D

I would be interested to know what the rough distribution of users is across platforms. Do you have any good data on that? Because I think I remember Inc mentioning once that you have almost as many Mac players as Windows players, and I'm sure Linux is also represented in a significantly higher percentage than its market share because there are so few Linux games.
Nov 12, 2009 raybondo link
Thanks, guys. Your praises are appreciated.

We have slightly less numbers of linux 64 vs linux 32 players playing at any given time.

There's about 20% linux, about 30% mac, and about 50% windows logged in at any time, rounded to the nearest tens.
Nov 15, 2009 zephar123 link
depends where I am at which os I am using. With that said though. What made me interested in game was actually fact it runs on linux. Also one of biggest reasons I subbed up.
Nov 17, 2009 Detructor link
yeh the linux supp is great :)
I've buyed a 3-month and a 6-month subscription.
When everything is going well I'm purchasing a 2-years sub @01.2010

would be cool if you could ask canonical (the company behind "ubuntu") to add vendetta to their repository (they've a repo for closed source software, so it shouldn't be a big deal)

you only have to create a .deb file ;)
Nov 24, 2009 sakuramboo link
I pay each month because I think Guild should get as much money as they can from me for making available a Linux client. :)

I agree with Detructor, though. Having the client available in Ubuntu's repository would definitely bring in more Linux users. You could even do something with Canonical where people get, say, a 16 hour trial if downloaded through the repository.
Dec 01, 2009 Alloh link
Definitive reason I'm on Vendetta is Linux support.

Surely, overall gameplay is great, and most of community also.

Also, I like the aspect of "release-often" aspect, small but constant improvements, and devs-players close relation.

Congratulations to the Guild Devs!!!
Feb 11, 2010 greenghost64 link
Just wanna say, Thanks for building a game for all.

Maybe some of the other game companies will take note.