I was honnestly surprised when I saw the update. I first thought it was a joke but it was a quality update. So the Arenanet marketing curse strikes again.

I hope you will find the time in the future to play the game again.

Thank you so much, thank the programmers that can help my lazy ass.

My biggest problem with Linux is security. I want a relatively idiot proof setup like in Microsoft and Apple products. I do not to have to minutely setup the firewall or have to go into the terminal to run a virus scan.

Other than that I am not too demanding of my system I nearly never have a problem although recently the game A Hat in Time makes my pc kernal panic.

I do not know how well it fits your characteristics but Sea of Stars is a cool retro rpg you can play in coop.

Personally, I think you are probably stuck with Windows for now, since I imagine you really don’t want to learn a whole slew of new programs (that might or might not do everything you want) in my very uninformed opinion.

Internet connectivity should be mostly fine but that can depend on hardware sometimes.

Gaming is in general not a problem if you have Steam, Heroic, Lutris, Bottles and Protonup QT. But look into ProtonDB to see which runs and which doesn’t.

But for much of the professional software it will become a hassle. You could look into CrossOver by Codeweavers (a paid version of Wine) and see what compatability that brings. But for the most part I think you would probably have to setup a Windows Virtual Machine with GPU Passthrough.

Weren’t there just credible leaks on a sequel to Half Life Alyx that may or may not be Half Life 3.