Isn't it possible that the IP addresses of the native Japanese people who cannot log are simply not registered as Japanese? For example, when I check the various IP addresses that my provider gives me, sometimes they are "identified" as belonging to a neighboring country, and once it was even identified as originating from Germany.
At the same time, if it was not an IP ban, then there would be a significant amount of non-Japanese players who would be able to log. But the consensus is that everyone outside of Japan needs a VPN.
Has anyone figured out hot to make the game run on PS4? I've started a proxy server on my PC and told PS4 to connect to it. As of now it can connect to Internet, run online games AND load updates to PSO2 NGS.
I connected PC to Soft Ether VPN: the game says the ships are under maintenance.
I tried Proton VPN: the game says the ships are under maintenance.
I tried Amazon AWS: the game says the ships are under maintenance.
What am I doing wrong? Is there a specific way to set up proxy that I missed?
It's possible that you were trying all this while the ships were actually under weekly maintenance.
I don't need a signature pic, I would end up changing it all the time.
I have been trying all of that for the duration of the whole week, all while various people were reporting that a VPN got them through the block.
I used a PS5 in my case, but I'd imagine the outcome would be the same on PS4. I used ExpressVPN on my PC, and tried making a mobile hotspot and have my console connect to it - had issues getting that to work so I gave up on that. I actually just ended up sharing my connection with the console through an ethernet cable, and I was able to log in after that. I didn't use a proxy, but I was able to get the game working regardless.
That being said, I ended up sticking to PC as the PS4 version doesn't compare well from a graphical standpoint, even with the settings turned up.
First I connected the cable to the console (didn't change console connection settings yet), then I turned on the VPN connection on PC. Then I went to Settings > Network & Internet > Change Adapter Options, and located ExpressVPN TAP Adapter (it'd be different for whatever VPN you're using, but probably still shows up as TAP Adapter). I right-clicked it > Properties > Sharing Tab > checked "Allow other network users to connect" and set Home Networking connection to Ethernet.
Then on console, I went to network settings and set up LAN connection.
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