Why do people think we're gonna get IP banned?

[Sp-24]

They could also set up an IP restriction on the download server and player's site, like KOEI-Tecmo did with their F2P game. You can play (and even update) just fine from anywhere, but good luck getting the game in the first place.

[Reia]

Not possible, otherwise the launcher would be blocked as well.

[jmanx]

a topic made up by the lobby whores for they can get all the attention while talking this in the lobby

[Dan Maku]

While I don't think we are going to be IP-banned, I do think SoJ is trying to stem the influx of non-Japanese players. The locking down of Ship 2 (the main ship of English-speaking players), the repeated crashing of Block 20 (the main block of English-speaking players), suggests to me that SoJ knows of us and is trying to hinder any more non-Japanese players from playing the Japanese version of the game.

[Vylera]

We're not so STFU about it.

You can't prove that, so your opinion is as worthless as everyone else's in this thread.

[Reia]

^ This

[Ferria]

It would not even be slightly close to 50% it would be some smaller number closer to 1-2%

what is it with the western community and always grossly over estimating their worth?

We are present majorly on 4 blocks out of 400 or whatever it is, we are not some vast majority that SoJ should cater for.

By 50%, that would mean including those who will go to US/Europe Servers. SEGA is still SEGA = Japanese Company. They ban us from the JP server, they lose a load when they launch the 2 new servers next year.

a topic made up by the lobby whores for they can get all the attention while talking this in the lobby

^ YUP!

[Dabian]

It would be awesome if you can convert a JP account to an English one.

This

[Meelkor]

paranoid anime fans who think reality is like .hack//sign

Best quote ever.

[renrinken]

Ultimately it completely depends on the contract that gets written up. If PSO2-I requests region locks, then there will be region locks. It is a simply wait and see situation.