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SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
Quick question, and I have to admit my ignorance of this subject.

In August, I'll be moving to South Korea to teach English, and I was wondering if it is possible to play Star Trek Online from there? I have a one-year subscription, so I'd very much like to keep playing. However, many factors would affect my ability to do so, I would assume. Anyone in the know that would be able to help me out? Thanks!
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    As far as I know there is just one shard for all the players world wide, so as long as you can connect to the internet you should be able to connect to STOs server.

    It might be slower than normal though.

    On a side note, how'd you land that gig? Do you have to be fluent in Korean already, or can you learn that while you're there?

    I'd love to get a job like that in Asia or Europe.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    A friend of mine was invited to teach english in Japan, and he knew next to no Japanese. It was mainly to teach those who already had a foundation of the language, I believe. It is possible the OP is in the same situation.

    Anyway, I don't think South Korea blocks any specific internet traffic. They have quite a few MMOs themselves.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Thanks, I was mostly worried about a huge lag or some such... Time to buy a laptop!

    As far as getting the job, I went through footprintsrecruiting.com, all you require is a bachelor's degree. I'm a teacher here in Alberta, Canada, and I decided that I wanted to go live overseas for a year before I'm in my thirties... Call it a quarter-life crisis, I guess!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Yes you will be able to play in Korea. Lag will be your only issue, however, the DSL there was pretty decent when I was there (7ish years ago). So the only lag issues you will have will simply be distance and since I believe the servers are located on the US east coast instead of west, it may cause some problems.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Excellent, all very good news. Thanks! I was expecting distance problems, but I see some people are playing from the Australia area, apparently... so it can't be too bad. (Hopefully).
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I'm absolutely sure you'll have no problem connecting to STO, but I don't think there is a proxy server around there, so be prepared for 300+ ms latency, probably more. :(
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I think S.Korea is like the biggest online gaming country IMO. They were having starcraft and other online competitive contests way back in the day when most of us still had 56k.

    MMOs in Korea are a big thing so you would find connections and WiFi spots there great, if not better than what we have in US as far as service , price, and accessibility.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I live in South Korea right now and I have no problem with connection at all. The basic internet speed here is 100 megabites per second. The only thing keeping me pack is my video card. definitely don't feel any lag even when in PVP.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Venom_00 wrote:
    Yes you will be able to play in Korea. Lag will be your only issue, however, the DSL there was pretty decent when I was there (7ish years ago). So the only lag issues you will have will simply be distance and since I believe the servers are located on the US east coast instead of west, it may cause some problems.

    I'm in Australia and have no major lag issues. My connection goes through Korea. Expect 200ms ping on a good day 350-500 on a bad one. Korea has vastly better internet than Australia too.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Kertrats wrote: »
    Quick question, and I have to admit my ignorance of this subject.

    In August, I'll be moving to South Korea to teach English, and I was wondering if it is possible to play Star Trek Online from there? I have a one-year subscription, so I'd very much like to keep playing. However, many factors would affect my ability to do so, I would assume. Anyone in the know that would be able to help me out? Thanks!

    It won't be a problem. You'll have lag, and rubberbanding , but you at least can avoid the server queues.

    btw. I did the same thing. Went to shanghai to teach english in a university right after I got my BA in 2007. Sooo much fun.

    You'll love Korea, it is very westernized and they have decent salaries for their teachers.
    Willcutus wrote: »
    As far as I know there is just one shard for all the players world wide, so as long as you can connect to the internet you should be able to connect to STOs server.

    It might be slower than normal though.

    On a side note, how'd you land that gig? Do you have to be fluent in Korean already, or can you learn that while you're there?

    I'd love to get a job like that in Asia or Europe.

    Europe would be pretty much impossible to teach English unless you have a lot of experience and formal certification, and in most cases, you would need to know a bit about the local language.

    Asia is different. VERY easy to get into Asia. All you need is a TEFL certificate which are easy to get. You take a class for three weekends, and then usually they help place you abroad.

    The biggest demand right now is in institutes teaching kids. Which is generally easy... BUT, you have to have the energy to deal with kids. If you have a more reputable TEFL certificate, or even Linguistic/International/Intercultural studies backgrounds... you may be able to land university/high school jobs.
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