Sakai updated PSO2 blog, and address TOS change.

[Sizustar]

http://ameblo.jp/sega-psblog/entry-11324870702.html

The basic is, the TOS change was also in Alpha, and beta test, it is just going back to a similiar format, there are server planned for relase in US/EU, and also Asia(Korea, probabely, as Sakai was talking about G-Star earlier)

Another reason for this change to the TOS, is to address malicious players(RMT, Hackers, overly sexual or offensive id/symbol art, etc) As a majority of them are oversea players
This TOS change, allows them to easily address them.

He also ackowledge and welcome the normal oversea player, and knows that many of us have put in alot of time and effort, and doesn't wish to make us lose those efforts.

But if another situation arose that affects many players and it is from oversea, then they will be forced to take more drastic action(IP-Ban).

Also no foreign credit card will currently be accepted.
From what I understand, it's not that Sega won't take foreign transaction, but that it's causing more trouble then it's worth.

1. Foreign transaction isn't instant, some takes a few day, while other will take up to a month.
2. People use foreign card, and while the transaction is ongoing, they report the transaction as fraud, or their credit card company cancel it, as not sure of the foreign transaction is initiated by the user. aka. Lost profit.
3. Tax issue, as Japan's tax law regarding credit card is strict, which is why a majority of online service won't take foreign transaction.

And if you see a malicious user, please use the report feature and report them.
https://ssl.pso2.jp/players/support/...ode=wickeduser

[Garnet_Moon]

But if another situation arose that affects many players and it is from oversea, then they will be forced to take more drastic action(IP-Ban).

Welp, we're boned.

[Limbo_lag]

Thank you for the update....although I'd expect "another situation" to occur eventually, hopefully it will be individual IP bannings, and not entire regions.

[Aewyn]

Well, time to say goodbye to all that money I spent. Goodbye, Liana.

[jooozek]

Now that Sakai said they can actually nuke us I bid all the thoughts to invest any money into the japanese version farewell.

[Valvalion]

While I'm grateful I'm not going to be banned just for being English, the line regarding IP ban being taken on more drastic action is worrying, because we all know that's going to happen.

[Sizustar]

While I'm grateful I'm not going to be banned just for being English, the line regarding IP ban being taken on more drastic action is worrying, because we all know that's going to happen.

Maybe it's my translation skill.
But from my reading of it, it is an action Sakai/Sega doesn't want to take, and this is a warning/notice to oversea players.
And also the part about reporting malicious/wicked user, from what I read, it's letting us not just be bystander, but help make the game environment better.

[Limbo_lag]

Maybe it's my translation skill.
But from my reading of it, it is an action Sakai/Sega doesn't want to take, and this is a warning/notice to oversea players.
And also the part about reporting malicious/wicked user, from what I read, it's letting us not just be bystander, but help make the game environment better.

We could all theoretically jump onto lobby-20 and start reporting like crazy

[jooozek]

We could all theoretically jump onto lobby-20 and start reporting like crazy

So we get banned faster? Perfect.

[moorebounce]

Where there goes a catch 22. They changed the TOS so they can include things to help them ban people easier. If you snitch on players breaking the TOS at some point they're gonna say thats enough and ban all non-Japanese players.

The catch is are you gonna snitch and increase the chances of all non-Japanese being banned or are you gonna keep your mouth shut so the non-Japanese community can keep playing.