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Important Service Announcement
Wednesday, April 07 2010 - 1:13 AM
by aikascar
Dear Aika players,
We have an important announcement to bring you tonight. Starting tomorrow night after our weekly scheduled maintenance, we will be restricting our area of service for Aika Online to North America, given Gala-Net’s status as the North American publisher for Aika Online. This decision may result in gPotato blocking IP addresses which originate outside of North America (for Aika only – other gPotato games will not be affected). We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this action causes, and we encourage you to email us at aika_support[at]gala-net.com with any comments or concerns you may have.
-The Aika Team-
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Currently Playing Path of Exile
I have no intention of playing Aika, but it saddens me that in the internet age these things still happen. Globalization needs to get moving. How are we supposed to move on as a species when one country says one thing, another country says something different, and the whole thing just hits a stand still?
If you stand VERY still, and close your eyes, after a minute you can actually FEEL the universe revolving around PvP.
umm... they are apologizing and also giving you an e-mail address to e-mail if you have concerns. I would guess if you are one of those people who are getting blocked and used the cash shop. I would use that e-mail.
uhh... 70% of the game's population is NON-N.A.
10% are gold spammers
10% are Botters
and 10% are N.A. players.
also... i've playd this game since CB2 and they STILL haven't done ANYTHING about the bots or spam.
This is one of the reasons they have a support email address listed. Sounds like they were just doing something they were legally bound to do based on licensing.
I don't really see the need to create a thread in caps about this. Just contact support and I'm sure they'll take care of it.
How does an apology or an email adressing a concern/comment help someone who bought stuff in cash shop and now suddenly finds he gets ipblocked?
If ipblocks stay, refunding non- north america players is the only fair reaction.
Imho globalization has gone far enough. I dont like this whole "one species" thing....may be appropriate in terms of things like environmental protection.But seriously i fear the day everbody is absolutely equal and everyybody happily eats his burger >.< you can't distiniguish a german of an american. I think it would be sad losing all these things which makes a nation unique(tradition food etc).....it's just an example i am not anti-USA
at Topic: Things like this happening can be avoided easily by not being complete shitheads -.-
Sorry for my english
Did you really have to use and extra long title in all caps to get your point across?
Tried: EQ2 - AC - EU - HZ - TR - MxO - TTO - WURM - SL - VG:SoH - PotBS - PS - AoC - WAR - DDO - SWTOR
Played: UO - EQ1 - AO - DAoC - NC - CoH/CoV - SWG - WoW - EVE - AA - LotRO - DFO - STO - FE - MO - RIFT
Playing: Skyrim
Following: The Repopulation
I want a Virtual World, not just a Game.
ITS TOO HARD! - Matt Firor (ZeniMax)
Are you seriously asking me how an e-mail address that is most likely link to customer support can not help someone who finds himself ip-blocked? Well it might be true if they have crappy customer support.... So you might be right it might help no one at all.
Edit: P.S. I have been playing from CB1 whooptie doo da.
IMO , anyone who buys items from the cash shops in these vile, locust like infections of crap f2p games deserves what they get for adding to the degeneration of the genre. Sorry.
I disagree. I think globalization *hasnt* gone far enough. Im not talking about losing regional uniqueness. Im talking about countries not signing environmental treaties because of their own shitty economy, Im talking about human rights, etc. Until we realise that we are all One, and leave useless and violent nationalism behind, we are all doomed.
If you stand VERY still, and close your eyes, after a minute you can actually FEEL the universe revolving around PvP.
this will make more ppl leave since alot of guilds have players from all over the world.
Its intended gamedesign. So maybe you dont like those games, there is nothing wrong with it if you do like such a game. And no, you are not sorry, hypocrite.
mankind is and always will be violent...we might in the future turn our violence toward an outside threat, but violence is part of our nature.
I dont even play this game, but ipblocks seriously piss me off. Especially if put into place after players already started playing. This company shits on its players.
I just think globalization leads to losing regional uniqueness( on the longer term). But i agree with you in terms of human rights and environmental treaties. I just assumed you are talking about industrial globalization because of the topic, my fault >.<
Sorry for my english
Ice is growing back....who needs environmental treaties...soon we will strip mine alien worlds for their preciouses....yes my precious...yes.....
Hmm, is that a real world 'soon' or a Blizzard 'soon'? cause if its a blizzard soon, we're all fucked =P
If you stand VERY still, and close your eyes, after a minute you can actually FEEL the universe revolving around PvP.
You are surprised that gpotato, or frogster, or perfect world or nexon, or whichever of those detestable little shitpots of a company is publishing this would be unethical? Seriously?
If ipblocks stay, refunding non- north america players is the only fair reaction.
Well, how it helps depends on how they handle email complaints to that address. If contacting that email address enables to set in motion a refund process, that's cool. If it doesn't do anything more than get you a return email saying, "We're REALLY REALLY sorry," then it doesn't help at all.
A company's action like this ipblock has nothing to do with globalisation. Not to mention that those regional differences have been changing all the time through history. Its now just happening faster. The last thing you want to do is put something artificial in place to prevent it. Usually its a sign of getting old if you are getting troubled about changes
(j/k)
Still, the point of this topic is that there are players who bought stuff in cash shop and now wont be able to 'officially' use it.
If they argue that the purchase wasnt legitimate to start with, because as Non US player you werent allowed on the server, then they need to reimburse the money.
If they argue that the purchase was legitimate , then they cant block you from playing, because it automatically implies that you had right to play on that server.
Wow IP block after release and taking people's money?
No chance in hell I will play this game ever. Not that I was that interested before.
- ya I'm here
The fact that they dont even mention a possible refund, but only concern or comment, makes me think they want to keep the money.
yup xD
...nah just pissed because 2 of my best friends in-game are Japanese/Filipino
You CLEARLY haven't played Everquest yet.