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Pre-Ordered "Cant Play" "Can't reserve name"?
Renoaku
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I pre-ordered this game without knowledge that the game required "XingCode3" which is very malicious spyware, was required to be installed, and couldn't play the game because of this I will not install "XingCode3" or "Game Guard" on my pc, my limit is "Punk Buster" and "VAC" which are upfront with their "EULA" and agreement" in which Korean Anti - Cheats are not, nor is there any way to uninstall them from add, and remove programs.
On top of this today I got an email asking me to reserve my name, I tried to reserve my name, obviously I Reserved my family name because it wasn't taken, but here is the problem, I tried to reserve my character names, Every Single Name I tried was taken, on top of that I tried a Number between my character name like he1ena, and it said a maximum of 4 numbers per name can be used, and I only used one number in my name, you have got to be kidding me one of the worst game companies in my eyes, waste of $100 pre-order for a piece of garbage, could have been great, but with both these issues, and them not listening to feed-back, or complaints, or even addressing the XingCode3 issue, and now this, way worse than even "Arche Age".
In the most a player should be allowed to reserve any name they want to only thing that should be reserved is "Family Name" because every name should be able to be created for example "Helena | Family Name, Rather than Helena1, or HelenaXxX and so on its insane the game developed that can just never think before releasing a game into open beta this is something that should have been fixed sooner.
On top of this today I got an email asking me to reserve my name, I tried to reserve my name, obviously I Reserved my family name because it wasn't taken, but here is the problem, I tried to reserve my character names, Every Single Name I tried was taken, on top of that I tried a Number between my character name like he1ena, and it said a maximum of 4 numbers per name can be used, and I only used one number in my name, you have got to be kidding me one of the worst game companies in my eyes, waste of $100 pre-order for a piece of garbage, could have been great, but with both these issues, and them not listening to feed-back, or complaints, or even addressing the XingCode3 issue, and now this, way worse than even "Arche Age".
In the most a player should be allowed to reserve any name they want to only thing that should be reserved is "Family Name" because every name should be able to be created for example "Helena | Family Name, Rather than Helena1, or HelenaXxX and so on its insane the game developed that can just never think before releasing a game into open beta this is something that should have been fixed sooner.
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Sorry but you wouldnt be going through this if you did your homework first.
As for the name reservation, ive changed mine 3 times without problems. Looks like you are not paying attention to that either. Read the FAQ.
Good luck.
EDIT: Name Reservation FAQ:
Are there any restrictions on the name I choose?
Yes, the following restrictions apply:
Also note that the FR/DE accents are restricted.
EDIT2: at the end of the FAQ it says if you find a bug in the name reservation, to report it so they can fix it.
If they can't fix these issues I am just asking for money back, and taking it to my back since it was a pre-order promised to me and they have failed to deliver product on release already had one person try to do this to me with a $400 purchase that was never delivered as promised.
If you cant reserve your name, either it is taken, or you clearly are not following the naming rules.
There will never be a shortage of game codes,this is not 1980 when you might struggle to get a game copy,now it is all codes and online so there is never an issue,pre orders are an idea of the ancient past and never needed in the year 2000.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
https://web.archive.org/web/20160205060632/https://www.blackdesertonline.com/preorder/
It just says details about the Launch will be shared, so I expected an actual email, or information telling me about this as a pre-order customer I should not have to go digging around F.A.Q or forums to find this information, and even I only see this if I hover my mouse over the ? mark, assuming I don't then I wouldn't know.
Given the facts I can walk into my local bank, and prove this information to them, they will be willing to refund even if the game company does refuse, all I have to do is take snapshots of this page and mail them to my banker, but going to try their customer service first.
Yes I was doubtful about "Black Desert" to begin with I told my friend it was going to be a failure 1-2 years ago maybe more now when they were so excited about the game.
As to the name thing, I imagine (just a guess) many hundreds of thousands of people have managed to complete the reservation without this kinda drama since no one else has complained AT ALL. You're obviously either not understanding the naming rules, or just trying to reserve a name already reserved. No one guaranteed you name wouldn't be taken, that makes no sense. Pick a new one, it ain't rocket science.
I almost did but my card didnt go through
Thank FFT
This is when I started to question why game companies are require this to be installed, and who is responsible for these, why was it still installed after removing the game from my computer that used the services.
A lot of people might not complain which is true, because its rare that a lot of people will notice these issues, but I do because I monitor everything and see the small drops in performance compared to playing without them, and know the potential risks they are by having them installed now, so I refuse to install any "Third Party Anti Cheats" that don't have their own "EULA" or Uninstaller. For example "Americas Army" tells me the EULA right here
http://manual.americasarmy.com/index.php/I_agreed_to_the_Punkbuster_EULA_when_I_installed_America's_Army_but_didn't_read_it._Can_I_read_it_now? and if in the future I don't trust it I can uninstall punk buster with the exception that I won't be able to play on certain games or servers that are required to have it installed. ( A more up-front Anti Cheat.) that I have started to trust more given the shady ones.
2.) As far as name reservations, I read the rules and I get it now, and I tried to choose the names I want even ones that would not be taken for sure they are a few letters too long, its not really about people getting my character names first that shouldn't matter it's about how the developers did not put in a proper Unique Name system, or First Name | Last Name system like all other new games being created.
I've been running Xing since Atlantica Online started using it. I guess not that long in the scheme of things really, but I've had no problems with it. I actually prefer it as I get to use xmouse which all the others seem to block.
As for naming not being "Unique" no mmo has a unique naming system, not that i know of anyway
I honestly don't trust EA, either just in general as a company, but I won't play any games that have either "Game Guard" or "XingCode3" if it means I can't play it so be it, as these cause more problems than they do any good, and the only way to get around it is to "Remove the software" they say is a hack, as someone else was saying above in the past when I used "XingCode3" it was detecting my "VPN Service" as a hack, my keyboard as a hack, that was before I quit playing the game all together because it was unplayable because of that, and then I found out that for 2 years later these were still installed on my system and creating problems.
The truth is that players likely won't notice issues for the most part especially those running a fast PC, unless they try and play a game that uses the service, but certain Older Games which depend on stuff do have issues because of these, and it creates the conflict there of quit playing a game I have played for years and still have friends on because it causes data to re-buffer / Re-download, or keep it off my pc, but most modern games generally people don't notice.
XIngCode3, and Game Guard, could be made more trustworthy if.
. They provided a add, and remove option to uninstall the software, If you play a game that requires it it will re-install.
. It doesn't install itself to System Service Folders, or Boot-Up every time the PC boots up in services.msc
. The Anti - Cheat, only runs when the game that requires it is running and stops when its not.
. Provide a EULA, and Privacy Policy.
Punk Buster, complies with all this, why can't Korean Anti-Cheat Companies?
Although I can't discuss how to cheat on these specific forums, bypassing Game Guard, and XingCode3 to play without them, or cheat for that matter is easy, but as a gamer, I don't want to deal with constantly having to deal with this just because I don't want to have it on my system, nor do I want to even install the programs even though I could disable them and play without them running, its just not worth.
I remember in 2005 when I believe Lineage 2 had Game-Guard it didn't really help
This is how Game Guard, and XingCode3 they don't help, live streamer with bots.
Until i upgraded to win 10 i always even when the game wasn't running i had punkbusterA.exe running in services.
All i could say really is all Anti-Cheat software sucks dong i guess it depends on the game and pc setup, dont let a small inconvenience ruin what could be an amazing gaming experience
Dude you are an ignoramus that's the real problem. You don't read the basic stuff and you blame others for your mistakes. Moreover you don't even know what a malware is and you type this nonsense on forums. Go use a damn debugger and check it or monitor network traffic then report here. Can you do it? Then tell me if it is malware. mkay?
There is an article on this forum called "BDO's Greatest Enemy is Information" . You know what is even bigger problem? Disinformation.
If you bought the game over 14 days ago and are just now figuring all this out....not surprising.
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https://www.ashesofcreation.com/ref/Callaron/