Mac Platform

[Spagett]

Who else agrees that this game should be compatible on a mac platform, too? I predict that if they make this game compatible with mac too, then the ratings will be pretty high... Please make this game compatible with mac, too... It's a REALLY good game. :)

[Guy Ferrari]

Paulie eredeti hozzászólása:

just wait untill windows 9, microsoft will get so greedy with that OS that no software will be able to be sold without windows' consent... alot of developers will go to mac and linux instead.

Haha, it's sad how close to the truth that is.

[tb_eest]

How wierd would Win9 be? Win8 is already weird

[Paulie]

Win8 is already wierd, but still maintains the capability of developers freely being able to create and sell content without microsoft breathing down their neck, however the same might not be true for windows9 and I would recommend staying so far away, that if you happen to bump one with a pole, it would be best to drop the pole, and head towards your nearest sanitization shower.

[tb_eest]

Windows: "We are watching you, from behind the window"

[Paulie]

and bill gates is an insane billionaire who wants to vaccinate children with live mosquitos...

[Ivan]

So still no news of this on mac?

[Chevy Truck Month]

mattloki eredeti hozzászólása:

*sigh* WHEN WILL PEOPLE STOP SUGGESTING BOOTCAMP OR A VIRTUAL MACHINE OR JUST GET WINDOWS!

Because stupid people buy macs and dont know how to use them.

[tb_eest]

i've liked my mac in anyway more than my current windows comp except for that it had an i2 core and almost no games could be played on it.

[Ivan]

Phantom_Takedown eredeti hozzászólása:

mattloki eredeti hozzászólása:

*sigh* WHEN WILL PEOPLE STOP SUGGESTING BOOTCAMP OR A VIRTUAL MACHINE OR JUST GET WINDOWS!

Because stupid people buy macs and dont know how to use them.

well my mac plays games almost flawlessly (late 2013 macbook pro retina), and its true most people dont know how to use them but those that do arent stupid, its a choice and we shouldnt get ♥♥♥♥ from people just because we felt like paying a little extra money. But thats besides the point, this discussion was for those that do have a mac and want to play warframe so they could voice their opinions or help eachother to find a way to achieve what we want. not be put down as idiots from the PC community. in fact, the PC community should be supportive of their fellow players and try and help but i can see that its too much to ask for people to put aside their differences and make some progress.

[SchroeNeeko-UK]

Prolly been mentioned earlier in this thread but, If the devs did decide to release it for Mac's they would have to reprogram the game to run on OpenGL thanks to the lack of Native DirectX support for OSX.

Reprogramming a entire game around a different API is not exactly a small feat either, you would need to either hire a complete team specifically for mac's, or outsource it to a different studio, and then you would have the same issue that is currently ongoing with the PS4 trying to catch up content wise with the PC, only now you have the mac version competing for resources with 2 other versions, so development would slow down on each of those, meaning content updates would likely happen every 6 months instead of every 2 months.

It is not financially profitable to start redesigning a game for yet another platform this late in a games life, especially for a multiplayer game like this, also look at the issues the ps4 player base is having to deal with, with their content nearly constantly being 2 - 2.5 months behind the PC version, if there was a mac client in developement it would be even further behind in terms of content imo.

edit: Warframe is nearly 2 years Old now, so yes I feel that it is too late in the games life to develop another version just for mac users.

[tb_eest]

This is the copy from a support ticket i sent when i didnt had this wondows comp yet, in 2013 i think.

DESeline (WARFRAME Support)

Jul 31 15:18 (EDT)

Hi there tbeest,

There are currently no plans to make a port of the game for that OS, but that doesn't mean it's not a future possibility! Depending on demand, we may reassess the situation, so I'll be sure to communicate your request to the rest of the team.



tbeest

Jul 26 17:46 (EDT)

i searched through the faq and support, but what i didnt found: will warframe be availble for mac osx? if its yes, will it be in the close future or futher availble?

[Ivan]

I sent them the same message about a month ago. looks like their gone use that excusse for a while.

[DE]Seline (WARFRAME Support)
May 26 10:16

Hi Imp_ivan,

We currently have no plans to make a port of the game for that OS, but that doesn’t mean it will never happen. We use demand from the community to help gauge interest in the platforms we choose to support, so I will be sure to communicate your request to the rest of the team.

Thank you for your interest!

[Guy Ferrari]

ireggaeti eredeti hozzászólása:

I sent them the same message about a month ago. looks like their gone use that excusse for a while.

[DE]Seline (WARFRAME Support)
May 26 10:16

Hi Imp_ivan,

We currently have no plans to make a port of the game for that OS, but that doesn’t mean it will never happen. We use demand from the community to help gauge interest in the platforms we choose to support, so I will be sure to communicate your request to the rest of the team.

Thank you for your interest!

Well, it's really not an excuse, because they're just stating they don't have plans for Mac currently... Unless you're using the word "Excuse" as a way of saying: "That's the fact, and we're keeping it that way until we decide otherwise.", which isn't what the word "Excuse" means. Now, if they said something different every time, I would agree that it's just a bunch of excuses and BS.

Sorry if I seem description critical, I just find it a bit annoying when somebody uses a word that is unsuitable for what they're talking about.

[tb_eest]

well, maybe she did say it to the rest of the team... but that doesnt mean anything else is gonna happen :p

[Chops]

Bootcamp or any other program to run windows on your mac doesn't work. I've tried. The mac simply doesn't have good enough specs to run it, you'd have to get a completely new graphics card.