I was just in Hong Kong for a week and discovered that while there I was banned from using the game, or even posting on the forums. I remember some years ago a ban was put on some parts of the world, but I can't recall why. Anyone able to clue me in here?
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and Gambling is banned in Asian countries in any form of videogame
I take this quote from a review that I agree with.
"customisation is so linear; everyone is after the optimal dps:survivability ratio with 0 reliance on other players = autonomous gameplay... Players don't need each other anymore... which in my opinion is a bad thing."
The official reason is found here: http://support.arcgames.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1635/~/why-do-i-get-a-disabled-region-message-when-registering-for-an-arc-account?
Cuba
Egypt
Hong Kong
Iran
Macau
Myanmar
North Korea
South Korea
Syria
Taiwan
Vietnam
Unfortunately, we are unable to allow new registrations from these regions. We are obligated to block regions which have their own localization of certain games and some regions are also blocked for administrative reasons such as US trade embargos. The same regions are blocked for all of our games.
I guess Cuba, Iran, Mynamar, North Korea and Syria are on there because of embargoes and the like. Will Cuba come off now that relations are being more normalized? I'm kind of surprised that Lebanon is not on there if Syria and Iran are. I confess to having no idea what "which have their own localization of certain games" means. I'm guessing all the other far eastern countries fall under that? The big surprise to me is that Egypt is on the list. That seems odd given all the foreign aid we send there. Any ideas on why Egypt is on the list?
I miss hearing from them, they where good guys. I wonder if it will get that bad in my country?
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i'm going to take a wild guess and say that means those countries have their own version of the game in their language and won't allow other language versions of it
That's pretty much it. It's mostly for contract reasons, as the localized versions are done through other companies. Neverwinter actually has a Chinese version, for example, but it looks like that will be ending soon.
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> Because Lockboxes count as Gambling
> and Gambling is banned in Asian countries in any form of videogame
It would have strict bans in Singapore and Malaysia though.
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They all thought I was out of the game....But I'm holding all the lockboxes now..
I'll......FOAM FINGER YOUR BACK!
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