please make a client for mac users!

some_dude_91

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

woo

LOD

W/

15 Jul 2006 at 19:05 - 1
the client they have now is only for windows users. i need a mac client! a'ight? bye bye

Eugaet

Eugaet

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

US

Righteous Apathy [RA]

15 Jul 2006 at 20:09 - 2
I would love a Mac client myself...so my Mac friends can join in. Not very likely to happen, though. DirectX FTL. If only it was OpenGL! Why, ANet, WHY?!

This (DirectX on Mac), if it works well, could be something for ANet to look at. Or they could just totally rewrite the engine. Other than that, you're looking at Boot Camp (free) + Windows XP ($).

Having said all that, /signed. Or a Linux client. Or both. Somehow. Please?

ludwigdude

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2006

none

N/Mo

15 Jul 2006 at 22:39 - 3
i think the program wine or somthing like that lets you configure games for linux.... i know it works for WoW not sure about guild wars though...
for macs though, warcraft 3 is the only game that is fun on it... its like more media entertainment (videos pictures muisc) rather then a gaming expercince.. thats why i stick with a PC

Eugaet

Eugaet

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

US

Righteous Apathy [RA]

16 Jul 2006 at 02:23 - 4
Oh, that's right, Cedega supports GW. Still not as good as an official Linux client, though.

unholy guardian

unholy guardian

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

Lost Haven

A/Mo

16 Jul 2006 at 03:51 - 5
i wish for the mac client as well, i have a friend who has like that huge 50 inch screen or w\e plus like the newest mac around, mooching ftw

MMSDome

MMSDome

Raged Out

Join Date: Sep 2005

16 Jul 2006 at 04:40 - 6
/signed

i know people that use mac's that cant go on ts (without a poopy emulator) or play BF2 and so on and i wish theyd make more things compatible with mac's. yet i still dont get why you would buy a mac...

Maria The Princess

Maria The Princess

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Aequitas Deis

16 Jul 2006 at 05:10 - 7
well im a graphic and media design student, so when i have to buy a PC ill be almost FORCED to buy a mac.... but a littel bird whispered in my ear that the new macs can run windows XP, therefore maby GW as well?

lightblade

lightblade

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

The Etereal Guard

Me/Mo

16 Jul 2006 at 05:12 - 8
you don't need a new client for Mac, just install windows on your mac

Guardian of the Light

Guardian of the Light

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Radicals Against Tyrants

W/

16 Jul 2006 at 05:14 - 9
/signed

My friend's friend will play GW if he can get a mac version.

bilateralrope

bilateralrope

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

New Zealand

Xen Of Onslaught (Xen of the Pacific division)

16 Jul 2006 at 05:55 - 10
This, like porting games to linux, is a desiscion based purely on two things:

How many new customers will ANET get if they make the port ?
How much will it cost to do the port ?

So I doubt it will happen, unless there is a lot of demand for a mac/linux port of guild wars.

some_dude_91

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

woo

LOD

W/

16 Jul 2006 at 06:04 - 11
you can get windows on your mac but you have to pay for windows (100$+)

I personally dont like macs, it's just what my parents bought

it's nice to see that so many other people agree with me

Kaguya

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Moon

Mo/

16 Jul 2006 at 08:10 - 12
Quote:
Originally Posted by Maria The Princess
well im a graphic and media design student, so when i have to buy a PC ill be almost FORCED to buy a mac.... but a littel bird whispered in my ear that the new macs can run windows XP, therefore maby GW as well?
That is because the new Macs don't use PowerPC processor anymore, instead they have Intel X86-based processors. WinXP is made for X86's, thus WinXP can run on the Intel-Mac, and GW would run on that WinXP, in Mac.

The operating system is limiting factor, even if the hardware is "compatible".