Currently, I’m downloading a client of HON game. Sure it’s not a new game. But for a Linux user, new games rarely and hardly found. So at first, I doubt about playing the game. And then I heard that HON developers originally build their client for Linux. I still doubt to play since my internet connection oftenly get disconnected by its self.
But today, I made up my mind and decided to download the client and install it. I want to play a good game on my Ubuntu (and Fedora too) machine! Too long I don’t play any heavy game. So this is my chance. And best of all, this game is free to play, unlike Defender Of The Ancient, a.k.a. DOTA (correct me if I’m wrong).
So not for too long I headed to HON’s homepage and read the minimum and recommended system requirements. As my notebook is capable of doing the recommended, I point my eyes on the instruction besides the download links. It said that I should create an ID first. I did. but then when I try to clarify my registration, the site told me that the creation is failed due to my location. I’m not giving up! Not that easy! I contacted my heavy gamer friend who played HON much. I asked him to make me a new ID and new email (GMail for sure 😀 as a preparation for my oncoming Android phone, Xperia P). And he will do it tonight.
I downloaded the installer file (pretty big. about 1 GB) with WGet, a text-based downloader with the option [-r] and [-c], so I can resume the download when my connection falls. FYI, downloading via WGet is much faster than the infamous and paid Internet Download Manager. 😀 But WGet is only available for Linux.
Sure my internet connection is sluggish. Only get 14.8 kB/s. But I still am lucky to have unlimited package THIS FAST after the Fair Usage Policy (the policy that will boost up the speed connection to ISP’s maximum speed and then limit the speed when the quota is over) is drained. I get 3 GB for the FUP and currently I have used around 4.6 GB. So the speed is drastically dropped. from the wonderful (at least in Indonesia) 300 kB/s to only maximum of 15 kB/s. But it could be much slower if I use othe ISP (I’m not mentioning any ISP so I think this is not a marketing, paid blogpost). With connection this fast (or rather said this slow) at 14.8 kB/s, I have to wait for (roughly) 17 – 19 hours to finish the download. If only the connection is stable. If not, you know the consequence. I’ll have to wait longer.
But I think it worths. Why? Because there are not so many good games providing their clients for Linux in general. Sure Electronic Arts (EA) already put two great games on Ubuntu Software Center. But it’s built for Ubuntu only (maybe for its derivatives as well. I don’t know). And Valve already announced that they will port (or they already did?) Left 4 Dead 2 to Ubuntu. And I heard, it ran much faster on Ubuntu than on Windows (LOL). As Windows-minded people refuses to switch to Linux due to Linux’s lack of good and great games, this is a good chance to play game again. And attract more people for using the Free and Open Source Softwares.
Notes of Belthsazar 