Hi,
I was wondering if I am allowed to play WoW on Linux. Does Blizzard allow it? If so, are there restrictions on how I make it work?
if you can make WoW work on linux you get an achievement after login
what would your hangman’s meal be
I know that WoW has no native Linux support but if I know that Blizzard or its dog Warden won’t go all uber loco ban alarm I’d try to make it work.
So, is there a statement from Blizzard about letting it run on Linux?
in short: no, it’s not bannable. here’s the blue post
well that’s for overwatch but I’m guessing same applies to WoW
A Blizzard employee will come to your home and personally arrest you.
But seriously, there is nothing illegal or against ToS about it as far as I know, or at least I don’t see a reason for it to be. You’ll just need to do some shenanigans to get it running. I’ve only heard of some cases of Overwatch players running the game on Linux getting banned, but those were mistakes in the anti-cheat, not intentional bans.
And you’ll probably be better off looking it up yourself than asking here to be fair. I don’t have any considerable experience with any Linux stuff, but I assume the process might vary depending on your specific distro.
The best I found is this:
You can use Linux. If it doesnt work and the Linux community cant help you you’re out of luck as Blizzard cba with coding it for linux.
Most Linux users just have it run on an emulator/virtual machine.
- Install Lutris.
- Install WoW through Lutris.
- Done, you can play WoW under Linux now.
There’s very little trying involved 99% of the time. I never played WoW under anything but Linux. Works fine, sometimes even better than on Windows. You’re not gonna get banned for it.
Sometimes however, there will be breakage, and Blizzard will not help you out. The forums, US and EU alike, are usually fast to figure out a workaround.
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