I realize Linux is not a priority, but the game used to run perfectly up to the 11/11/11 beta, after that WINE would try to connect to any game server then never receive the reply and disconnect after 30s leaving the loading screen on.
It would be so simple to fix / figure out what changed between the release and 11/11/11 beta, it was in whatever code that uses winsock / ws2_32.dll
Provided this gets fixed, it'd mean the game will run on Mac OS X, Linux, and gain a new user base.
Any pointers to fixing wine would be also great.
If you're gonna say "LOL NOOB USE WINDOWZ!!!111oneone", please don't