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[–] rozodru@pie.andmc.ca 80 points 1 day ago (22 children)

it's consistent, quick, and dependable. There's no reason to use anything else. I get the original purpose was for people in countries with slow internet connections but now everyone just uses it.

[–] anguo@piefed.ca 12 points 1 day ago (20 children)

It's harder to use on Linux, and lower-performance devices. I would prefer prefer having dumps of the pre-installed game folder to use on a steam deck, for example.

[–] 474D@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They seem to work fine for me on Linux? Only thing is that stupid isdone.dll error but that's easily fixed using a different runner

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