Linux RPG's?

[zeroblitzt]

What kind of RPG's are there for linux? I'm talking free, of course

[compiledkernel]

http://gaming.gwos.org/doku.php/games:mmorpg

http://gaming.gwos.org/doku.php/games:rpg

Those should do just fine for a list.

[Popoi]

Give a try to Dofus, it's a really cool MMORPG.

[mierow]

As previously mentioned, Dofus is a great game. I've been playing for almost a year. I switched servers about 4 months ago. You can get the download here. It has a free area and professions are limited, but if you have the time and patience your character level can keep going.

If you take a look at Dofus, be sure to check out the wiki and the English forum, Imp's Village.

[zeroblitzt]

Sweet. I'm looking into Dofus and Planeshift.

I'm also a fan of multiplayer space games, like Subspace/Continuum (not for linux, but runnable in WINE). I've seen a few like XPilot and some others, but are there any that stand out?

[RomeReactor]

I'm surprised nobody has brought up Regnum Online or Eternal Lands; also Pox Nora is a fun way to spend a good half hour, though it's not a RPG.

[Kingfield]

i have weird text in poxnora, which makes the game unplayable

[jagwah]

I'm also a fan of multiplayer space games, like Subspace/Continuum (not for linux, but runnable in WINE). I've seen a few like XPilot and some others, but are there any that stand out?

You could give Vendetta Online a try, it's not exactly free, it will cost you about $9 or $10 dollars a month to play, but it's not to bad, gets better as you get better ships and weapons etc. There is an 8hour free trial available.

http://www.vendetta-online.com/h/welcome.html

[wkdown]

What is involved in porting a typically Windows-only game to Linux? I give alot of credit to all those who have developed games (especially RPGs) under GPL but I would really like to play games such as Final Fantasy XI, Elder Scrolls, WoW, and others. Is it a matter of not being able to alter the source code and therefore can't convert it to Linux? Are the game manufacturers not seeing a market for Linux games? Are they under contract with Microsoft to be proprietary (ie Halo only on XBox, not PS or Nintendo)? I'm curious to know.

[Gannin]

Usually it's just a matter of the developer using heavily Windows-based game tools, which makes the game hard to port, and a lack of willingness to commit the necessary resources to create a Linux port.