The quantum leap for linux gaming was that one guy who wanted to make nier automata work and developed dxvk.

The domain registry (basically owner of the domain ending) sets the price.

Edit: Though it should be mentioned there’s a power above them (ICANN) that has to approve the price.

Shape builder looks amazing, my boolean operations always boil down to trial and error.

PlaceDE is a huge community and there’s probably a lot of bottled up desire to put the flag since it’s socially frowned upon to hoist it outside of football cups.

More drawbacks I can think of

• VR gaming is a much worse experience due to neglected linux drivers and SteamVR linux version
• Discord screen sharing is in a bad state still
• Variable refresh rate realistically requires wayland on a multi-monitor setup which comes with its own caveats

Despite these I think if you get a setup that works for you the experience will be better on Linux.

For distros I’ve always been of the opinion that Arch-based is the best choice for people switching due to the vastness of the AUR; for that I can recommend EndeavourOS.