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Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ is not available in your region

ConjureOneConjureOne Member UncommonPosts: 233
in Star Wars: The Old Republic

 


Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ is not available in your region

 

does this mean I won't be able to use the key purchased from UK stores (or any other where it is available) ?

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  • jerkbeastjerkbeast Member UncommonPosts: 255

    well I don't know where you saw it so a little background would help I bet.

     

  • ConjureOneConjureOne Member UncommonPosts: 233

    store.origin.com - EA store

  • jpnzjpnz Member Posts: 3,529

    You have to be from Europe or USA to buy SWTOR from Origins.

    Otherwise, you have to buy it from a retail store that'll import a copy or Amazon who will ship you a physical copy.

    BW has stated that there will be NO IP-blocking or CC blocking though.

    Gdemami -
    Informing people about your thoughts and impressions is not a review, it's a blog.

  • ConjureOneConjureOne Member UncommonPosts: 233

    Originally posted by jpnz

    You have to be from Europe or USA to buy SWTOR from Origins.

    Otherwise, you have to buy it from a retail store that'll import a copy or Amazon who will ship you a physical copy.

    BW has stated that there will be NO IP-blocking or CC blocking though.

     

    Thanks, that is what I wanted to know. I AM from Europe Union though ^_^ EA's definitions of Europe differs from what the rest of the world considers to be Europe? ^_^ By the way, even Russia has pre-orders available :P

  • jpnzjpnz Member Posts: 3,529

    Originally posted by ConjureOne

    Originally posted by jpnz

    You have to be from Europe or USA to buy SWTOR from Origins.

    Otherwise, you have to buy it from a retail store that'll import a copy or Amazon who will ship you a physical copy.

    BW has stated that there will be NO IP-blocking or CC blocking though.

     

    Thanks, that is what I wanted to know. I AM from Europe Union though ^_^ EA's definitions of Europe differs from what the rest of the world considers to be Europe? ^_^ By the way, even Russia has pre-orders available :P

    Actually they don't say Europe. They specifically specifies the countries. o_O

     


    • Austria

    • Belgium

    • Czech Republic

    • Denmark

    • Finland

    • France

    • Germany

    • Greece

    • Hungary

    • Ireland

    • Italy

    • Netherlands

    • Norway

    • Poland

    • Portugal

    • Russia (Standard Edition only)

    • Spain

    • Sweden

    • Switzerland

    • United Kingdom

    Surely you can hop to a country on this list to grab SWTOR? :P

    Gdemami -
    Informing people about your thoughts and impressions is not a review, it's a blog.

  • DarkPonyDarkPony Member Posts: 5,566

    Originally posted by ConjureOne 

    I AM from Europe Union though ^_^ EA's definitions of Europe differs from what the rest of the world considers to be Europe? ^_^ By the way, even Russia has pre-orders available :P

     

    Looked up your profile and yeah, Latvia IS Europe. I guess they still need to port the manual, box and Origin language options for that and they opened up the big national markets first. Still silly though, if they say "Europe" you'd expect all member states.

    "With a population of 2.22 million, Latvia is one of the least-populous members of the European Union, and its population has declined 15.1% since 1991."

    I guess you guys are kind of back on the list. Looks like your country has also been losing subs, lol.

    Anyway, feel free to pick up a few million Dutch people over here in exchange for some deer and elk. Our country is 66% the size of Latvia, yet our population is around 8 times your total. V_V

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  • RequiamerRequiamer Member Posts: 2,034

    Is it for digital download too?

  • Agricola1Agricola1 Member UncommonPosts: 4,977

    Originally posted by Requiamer

    Is it for digital download too?

    Outside of the Euro countries listed and North America I think Origin is unavailable for SWTOR but you can purchase a hard copy from inside one of those regions and play the game from outside.

    "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience"

    CS Lewis

  • koira1koira1 Member UncommonPosts: 264

    i had trouble bying it from Origin aswell, so i went for a box copy. Origin in my case also stated its not available in my country.(finland)

  • EladiEladi Member UncommonPosts: 1,145

    Originally posted by DarkPony

    Originally posted by ConjureOne 

    I AM from Europe Union though ^_^ EA's definitions of Europe differs from what the rest of the world considers to be Europe? ^_^ By the way, even Russia has pre-orders available :P

     

    Looked up your profile and yeah, Latvia IS Europe. I guess they still need to port the manual, box and Origin language options for that and they opened up the big national markets first. Still silly though, if they say "Europe" you'd expect all member states.

    "With a population of 2.22 million, Latvia is one of the least-populous members of the European Union, and its population has declined 15.1% since 1991."

    I guess you guys are kind of back on the list. Looks like your country has also been losing subs, lol.

    Anyway, feel free to pick up a few million Dutch people over here in exchange for some deer and elk. Our country is 66% the size of Latvia, yet our population is around 8 times your total. V_V

    offtropic : Dont tell wilders ;)

     

    Ontropic: They nowere state Europe or EU anywere on their site, its just that they have taken the biggest and most western countrys were highest profit margin is most likely to be the release region, no doubt that at some point every country will have retail and digital versions but eh, its a big big world.

  • VrikaVrika Member LegendaryPosts: 7,990

    Originally posted by koira1

    i had trouble bying it from Origin aswell, so i went for a box copy. Origin in my case also stated its not available in my country.(finland)

    Strange. I'm living in Finland and bought it from Origin without any trouble. They also advertise the pre-order on their Finnish language website.

    But if you tried to buy box copy from Origin, it's currently listed as sold out, so that might explain.

     
  • koira1koira1 Member UncommonPosts: 264

    Originally posted by Vrika

    Originally posted by koira1

    i had trouble bying it from Origin aswell, so i went for a box copy. Origin in my case also stated its not available in my country.(finland)

    Strange. I'm living in Finland and bought it from Origin without any trouble. They also advertise the pre-order on their Finnish language website.

    But if you tried to buy box copy from Origin, it's currently listed as sold out, so that might explain.

    Nono, i tried to get the digital version, but as it was ages ago they migth have fixed it since. and bought my box copy from different store..

  • nicksnamenicksname Member Posts: 45

    Originally posted by ConjureOne

     


    Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ is not available in your region

     

    does this mean I won't be able to use the key purchased from UK stores (or any other where it is available) ?

    It means "Star Wars" and "The Old Republic" are titles taken can not be used by anyone else.

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  • paterahpaterah Member UncommonPosts: 578

    I am from Europe and I was wondering, since my country's preorder retailer listed on the pre-order page does not work (it doesn't even have swtor listed anywhere) can I preorder from amazon.co.uk and have no problems? Anyone outside of UK pre-ordered from amazon?

  • Agricola1Agricola1 Member UncommonPosts: 4,977

    Originally posted by paterah

    I am from Europe and I was wondering, since my country's preorder retailer listed on the pre-order page does not work (it doesn't even have swtor listed anywhere) can I preorder from amazon.co.uk and have no problems? Anyone outside of UK pre-ordered from amazon?

    Yup you can order from the UK and redeem your code and play from anywhere in the world.

    "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience"

    CS Lewis

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    heres the official post regarding those wishing to play that outside the launch territories:

     

    StephenReid


    Joined: Oct 2010


    08.07.2011 , 02:39 PM

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    Hello again everyone,



    Since this thread began we've seen a lot of posts, a lot of opinions and a lot of discussion. I'd like you to know we're reading your feedback.



    We understand that there's been a desire to gain a definitive 'answer' to why this decision was taken. As I've said before, you already have your answer in the very first post of this thread. It was a decision made to ensure the highest quality of game service in every territory in which we launch, regardless of when that launch occurs.



    I'd like to recap on a few other key questions and answers:

    • There are no plans to 'region lock' or 'IP block' players from the game. You may experience some latency issues if you're not playing in a launch territory.

    • Anyone who pre-orders The Old Republic and redeems their pre-order code will be eligible for Early Game Access.

    • Those eligible for Early Game Access will be able to download the game client before it starts.

    • There will be a period after launch day in which those who have pre-ordered will be able to continue playing before entering their Game Code. More information on this will be made available closer to launch.

    • We will accept credit card payments for subscriptions.
    These seem to be the key questions for those who choose to potentially import the game, and hopefully we've answered those.



    We understand many of you are also interested to know the timeframe for release of The Old Republic outside of the initial launch countries, but unfortunately we cannot give you a definitive timeframe right now. As we get closer to our initial launch, hopefully that will change and we'll be able to give you more details.

    http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=8064577#post8064577

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