I dual boot with win 11, I do so for programming purposes, not gaming. I read online that the game straight up blocks Linux on all fronts (typical EA). So, I booted into win 11 and launched the beta. It still refused to start and complained that secure boot was “disabled”. Booted into BIOS and it was enabled, but not active. I had to reset the keys to the windows default keys to be able to play this game. This is a no go for me. Not giving them my money until they stop this bullshit. Just wanted to let everyone know the situation so far.
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It isn’t worth the nonsense, check out the new community I started for battlefield-like indie games !indiefields@sopuli.xyz
A good alternative recommendation is Easy Red 2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1324780/Easy_Red_2/
That developer deserves a measly $10 far more than EA does, and the game is better than any recent battlefields in terms of realism and depth of gameplay. The game has a full inventory system and extensive easy to use command controls for AI troops (that are actually tactically useful) that creates along with the polished gunplay and tank combat mechanics a very compelling gameplay loop.
ER2 is a blast on my Steam Deck!!
Give your money to artists and game developers so they can live decent lives, the executives of EA won’t know what to do with your money except fire more developers and buy an even bigger yacht.
Easy Red 2, Ravenfield, OG Battlefront 2… plenty of games out there!
It’s nice to see easy red 2 mentioned on lemmy! seriously underrated game.
Thanks for the Alternative
Nobody buys bf for realism and depth and it has never been made as one.
I mean… compared to a call of duty experience i think they do. Even arcadey battlefield games have combined arms, naunced teamwork and battlefield awareness at play that most team shooters don’t have.
If you would like a really arcadey recommendation however Heroes Of Valor looks good though I haven’t tried it (and it is in early access).
Nah. I like me battlefields . It plays like battlefield and all I needs. Been playing them since the wake island demo waaaaaay back in the bf1942 days.
Two thing i do miss though, dedicated servers and mods.
I am not saying I don’t like battlefield, I don’t like EA and that has become a dealbreaker for me… or rather it did quite awhile ago.
As posted in another thread already…
There’s nothing wrong with Secure Boot and enabling it can prevent a small subset of attack vectors with no real downsides. That being said, the things Secure Boot does protect against aren’t likely to be an issue for most users but it’s nothing to be afraid of.
ok but why is there is some much hate from people esp it seem foss types.
I just think the user should be the one to decide whether they enable it or not. Pre-built PCs and motherboards can enable it by default, but it should be simple to bypass (and it usually is) and no company should be demanding or requiring people enable it.
The same applies for TPM2, which is also useful but shouldn’t be a requirement. If nothing else because of the E-waste this can cause by requiring PCs to support it. And most new PCs will end up enabling it in the long run anyway, so there is no need to force the issue.
I think it primarily has to do with Microsoft requiring motherboard manufacturers to include their key, but other operating systems don’t have the pull. So it could potentially be seen as a form of lockdown. Personally I also don’t see the issue, especially now since it’s been a soft requirement for Windows for so long that most Linux distros just handle key generation and enrollment when installing.
Ok but why tf did they think giving EA money and “playing” one of their “games” in the first place was not going to backfire spectacularly?
