Valve is really a class act. They're using their money to open up gaming to an audience starved for a gaming fix. I mean, there are some decent open source games available for Linux, and Wine has really come a long way in terms of supporting Windows applications, but there has never been a solid presence of games for Linux. Using most Linux distros feels more fresh and rewarding than using Windows. They're very lightweight, they have support for basically all the applications and equivalents that I'll ever use, and there is so much variety to choose from. You can go with essentially pre-built configurations (I personally use Linux Mint 13 with Cinnamon), or you can take the leap and create something all your own with ArchLinux. Along with this, many things are very customizable, if you're willing to put in the time and effort to learn, and if you need help, many of the Linux communities are VERY knowledgeable and willing to help. To be honest, I'd be a full-time Linux user if it weren't for the lack of Steam. It seems that things may start to turn around now :)

Edit: Oh, forgot to mention one downside (depending on who you are): No DirectX 8.1 support since it's running off of OpenGL. I'm gonna kinda miss the ugliness :P

stultus: The Ryan Gosling of TF2

Actually, looking back on this, I don't know what's most disorienting: The black pit of doom, the kaleidoscope fov, or the HUD that has to remind you what class you're playing (AKA le HUD de la stock). Along with this, I think that most people who this thread applies to would have figured out that MGE (or rather the servers running it) is(are)broken just by jumping onto an MGE server instead of stumbling upon this thread.

So, I think the title of this thread should be edited to read: MGE_broken, viewmodel_fov_broken, hud_broken.res, logic_borked

Love and respect for Valve for looking out fo' us livin' in da concrete jungle of da integrated graphics hood. BUDGET-SIDE REPRESENT!

But, seriously, I'm looking forward to toying around with this. I can currently average about 40-60 FPS on my Intel HD Graphics (paired with my Intel Pentium P6100 processor, a half-step below a first gen i3) using a bit of a beautified Chris' High Frames config (because seeing facial expressions makes me feel safe). Getting 60 as my base FPS would be a dream come true, however, I'm still iffy about how the loss of visual fidelity will affect awareness/eye strain. Still, big ups to Valve for making sure that almost everyone can enjoy their great products :D

Lange, please father my babies.

Tells you that he loves you then leaves you for a more voluptuous BBW. -1/10. Not kawaii. Would not cuddle. Other than that, a pretty decent Scout ;D