Import Buzz: Japanese Address needed to buy a Hunter's Licen

[BaronLaw]

Apparently, one needs to have a Japanese Address to purchase a Hunter's License. I don't know whether the address must be valid, but it's another obstacle in the way of going online with PSO Episode 1&2 for those of us importing. Hopefully someone can put up a visual FAQ on supplying an address.

BaronLaw

[DROID8]

You mean the GameCube verion, right?

[Wewt]

That had to be done on the Dreamcast version, so I guess it should be the same process - Lie!

[Ziggy-san]

Aaa, I doubt that we'll require a Japanese adress. Besides, it'd be pretty hard for them to validate that. Maybe a residential code...the solution to that being someone posting a residential code here to use for the game.

Dammit, I hope I'm not going to end up spending all my money on importing and whatnot and it not working >.<

[neko-chan]

On 2002-09-12 03:48, Ziggy-san wrote:


Dammit, I hope I'm not going to end up spending all my money on importing and whatnot and it not working >.<



Welcome to the beautiful world of import games! http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

BTW I find pretty hard to believe the story about Japanese address. In the case I do have a Japanese address (part of my family live there), so I won't have problems http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

[BaronLaw]

I seem to remember that a Japanese address was needed to get a Dricas Account for PSO V2. So this shouldn't be much of a problem afterall, unless there is some as yet unforeseen way for Sonic Team or Sega to check on the validity of a supplied address---a highly doubtful proposition.

BaronLaw



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[neko-chan]

On 2002-09-12 05:14, BaronLaw wrote:
unless there is some as yet unforeseen way for Sonic Team or Sega to check on the validity of a supplied address---a highly doubtful proposition.


Yes, I agree... I mean... what can they do? Deliver the log on/access key informations to your home? lol

[ShadowNeo]

From the looks of Ah King's guide at Ragol.com, it appears you will need a Japanese Address AND Telephone number, these also have to be entered using Japanese Text.

I see no problem in this, the only thing that makes it a hassle is that its done through the GC rather than seperately like Dricas.

[BrokenHope]

On 2002-09-12 08:07, ShadowNeo wrote:
From the looks of Ah King's guide at Ragol.com, it appears you will need a Japanese Address AND Telephone number, these also have to be entered using Japanese Text.

I see no problem in this, the only thing that makes it a hassle is that its done through the GC rather than seperately like Dricas.



Ah King updated in the forums the address can be entered in english, but yeah you need an address in the correct layout, with postcode and phone number.

Glad i have an address and phone number i can use though.

[Pepsi-Man]

On 2002-09-12 04:29, beatneko wrote:

On 2002-09-12 03:48, Ziggy-san wrote:


Dammit, I hope I'm not going to end up spending all my money on importing and whatnot and it not working >.<



Welcome to the beautiful world of import games! http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

BTW I find pretty hard to believe the story about Japanese address. In the case I do have a Japanese address (part of my family live there), so I won't have problems http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif



To bad that it was required for the PC version.

[Castoth]

Think Ragnarok Online put in a similar feature recently so I guess it's possible.

[soralan]

They could trace your isp and if its not a japenese one, they could stop you from playing, thats one way it could be done.

[Rubesahl]

On 2002-09-12 14:37, soralan wrote:
They could trace your isp and if its not a japenese one, they could stop you from playing, thats one way it could be done.



Ah King already got online and he does not live in Japan.

[rbf2000]

Just in case...

http://www.ragol.com/images/hlimages/h09.jpg
1. Last Name First Name (Chinese)
2. Last Name First Name ("Kana"? http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif)

3. Postal Code (format ### - ####)
Some I looked up:
151-0064
150-0032
150-0042
150-0013

4. Address
-17 Habu Oshima-Cho, Oshima, Tokyo
-Toraya Bidg.7F 4-9-22 Akasaka Minato-ku Tokyo

5. Telephone Number (format ## - #### - ####)
03-3352-1111
03-3342-2111
03-3354-0101
03-3342-1111
03-5361-3111


6. Birthday Year - Month - Day

7. Gender Male - Female

8. Email Address

---------------------------
Address:8-9, Kamohata-Cho, Nishi-Ku
CITY: Kyoto
STATE: Kyoto
COUNTRY JAPAN
ZIP: 123-4567

*Address in English*
Sunny Mansion #203
4-7 Hommachi 2-choume
Shibuya-ku, TOKYO 150
However, most folks abbreviate it like this:
2-4-7-203 Hommachi
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150

*Writing the address in Japanese*
Written in Japanese, an address reads like this:
150 Tokyo-to, Shibuya-ku, Hommachi 2 choume, 4-7, Sunny Mansion 203.
The first number is the postal code. "2" is the subdivision of the "chou." "4" is the block number and "7" is the building number.


The info was taken from the ign boards, The picture was also in the post, but it's from ragol.com ah king's site.


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[nightopian]

rbf2000, was that example of an address that would work? Is it a real one?

[Ironmonkey]

They want a name and address for the same reason that Toys R Us and Radio Shack want your name and address.....advertising purposes. Sega probabaly uses the info to spam mailboxes. The same form had to be filled out on chabsign for the DC version and all I did was type in random katakana kanji. Maybe that has changed and their server wont accept anything that doesnt resemble a real address, but bottom line is they could have blocked imports if they so chose to but they did not. While they would prefer that we wait for the US version to come out, I dont think they are going to have a problem taking our 15 bucks from us.