I migrated to Linux last week. I found out that Rocket League was unsupported (i.e. their servers refused connection) on Linux. So I went to Steam and enabled Proton compatibility for the game, and ran the Windows version with no issues.
They stopped working on the Linux version of rocket league years ago. But yes it works great under proton.
EA seem almost malicious the way they're going against the tide of developers supporting Steam Deck / Proton. Online shooters is one thing, but this is a fucking skateboarding game.
WRC24 worked great under Linux for quite a while, then they released their anti-cheat update, blocking any Linux users on Proton. Then they abruptly just stopped working on WRC altogether. So no chance ever of playing WRC on Linux.
So, fuck EA and their bullshit.
You can downgrade the installation and get it working again, however it's a bit cumbersome and time consuming to do so if you don't have a good internet connection.
The guide is called "How to reinstall WRC V1.8.1" on the steam community.
I have been running it this way for a while.
I've mentioned this before but I very much think this is an underhanded deal between MS and EA to try to limit the exposure of their users to Linux by intentionally breaking or not allowing it to work from the start. Especially with the Steam Deck gaining so much momentum and MS trying to release their own handheld device.
Yes. To be fair, free is too high of a price to add an EA game to my Steam collection, to the distaste goes in both directions in some cases.
Oh no! Anyway.
Yeah they don't want their precious anti-cheat to be tampered with... to protect their microtransactions, which is the real reason they are even making this game in the first place. To make it a vaguely skateboard themed Fortnite skin selling money printer.
Just imagine if they had ran with a Bam Marjera (sp?) skateboard series. I wonder how fast it would have turned into microhell transactions.
I confirm that again, as a potential customer who does but games like this, will then not be purchasing their product.
Thats fine i dont buy EA games
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