Advice for non-Japanese speakers in Japan

[Valkyrian]

Yeah I agree the voiceovers suck it kind sounds like they got the wanna be American anime voices and dubbed it...FAIL

I speak Chinese, Japanese, Korean and English but I prefer speaking English. I live in Yokohama and English is my first language, but I'm still playing in the NA release because I get enough Japanese nonsense in my daily life, I don't want to come home to it as well when I'm trying to escape reality...

[sosexi]

Originally Posted by vivificus

Learn Japanese noobs.

猛然とたまらなく腹が立つ..... I hope you are not Japanese because you give us a bad name.

[Socks]

I can speak Spanish and I still prefer speaking English

[Phenie]

Lived in Japan for 2 years and work as a translator of the language, but I will still play in English...

Back on topic though, if you can't speak Japanese, get to the English servers - its just not an MMO if you can't communicate with the populous. ^^

[Kaedan94]

Ok, so new question. I am in the same boat: I am a native English speaker with limited Japanese living in Japan. I can speak it fairly well, but I can't read nearly well enough to enjoy the game's quests and understand the menus. I recently downloaded the US/EU Open Beta and installed it and am just waiting until Sept. 1st to receive my beta key. If I had someone back in the states purchase a copy for me and send me the CD key, would I be able to register/play with the Aion client I currently have installed now and use that CD key once the game is officially released?

[sosexi]

Originally Posted by Kaedan94

Ok, so new question. I am in the same boat: I am a native English speaker with limited Japanese living in Japan. I can speak it fairly well, but I can't read nearly well enough to enjoy the game's quests and understand the menus. I recently downloaded the US/EU Open Beta and installed it and am just waiting until Sept. 1st to receive my beta key. If I had someone back in the states purchase a copy for me and send me the CD key, would I be able to register/play with the Aion client I currently have installed now and use that CD key once the game is officially released?

I have a better solution for you =)

Purchase the game digitally through Steam. You'll get the Key almost immediately (at least I did).

Hope this helps!

[Kaedan94]

but I REALLY hate steam... Mostly because I hate 3rd party DRMs. If I buy a game digitally, I want to be able to play with or without an internet connection (obviously this requires internet connection, but I still need to connect through Steam). Not to mention that if Steam were to ever die for some reason, I'd be completely screwed over since you have to play the game through their online software.

So that being said, do you think I can just use the full version I downloaded for OBT with a key that comes from the game purchased in the US? I'm thinking it will work...

[Spirit]

the answer is yes.

but you are wrong, steam version doesnt connect through steam

steam just provides the installer to you. and the cd key.

the cd key you registered with NC soft, and linked it to an account.

that account can even be used on your friends installation of aion, or a internet cafe, or anything like that.

the account is not tied to the software, nor is steam aion tied to steam.

[Kaedan94]

oh, really? That's very nice and would solve my problem right there. The other games I have bought through Steam all require me to run them through the steam software. You just made my night, thank you! ^^

[Serena]

Originally Posted by Tadrith

I asked Ayase a similar question not long ago since I will be moving to Japan for my job, but will want to play with my friends on the NA servers. His answer was that as long as you register the game from an NA or EU IP address you should be able to access the servers perfectly fine from Japan.

Long story short: If you're living in Japan and want to play on the NA/EU servers, get a friend in NA/EU to register the game for you and play as normal.

The post in question.

now if you went to japan and they notice the IP change wouldn't that mean you sold the account? Also, wouldn't that mean that account is grounds for banning.
In addition because this is NCwest they won't "Risk" it so they'll ban you probably and state Zero tolerance policy. So if you ask for a appeal they'll probably deny you and say we're doing this for the good of the community but in actuality they cannot confirm or deny whether the account is sold.

[sosexi]

I think Ayase is referring to just the initial registration IP, the actually player IP when accessing the server shouldn't matter imo

[Spirit]

its old. theres no ip block at all

none at all


none at all



none at all



how many times do we have to say it...

will people please stop worrying about it

[transrelativity]

Originally Posted by grymthunderwolf

I have a question for Transrelativity, I'm in the same situation as you (living in Japan) and I'm curious about purchasing an English NA version of the game digitally. I've never bought anything from Steam before. It seems like purchasing Aion from Steam using a Japanese IP address won't work correct? If I have a friend in Canada make the purchase from Steam, is it then possible for me to download the game off that site using the same account, even though I'm still on a Japanese IP? I'm just trying to figure out how I actually get the game onto my pc, without having to ship a copy here lol Cheers.

It was my first time using Steam too. I had a friend in the US log in with the account I'd created and enter my credit card information. I was not able to purchase it myself due to the IP block Steam has in place to prevent people buying versions of the game not intended for their region. Following the actual payment, I had no trouble logging in or playing the game. However, I didn't download the client from Steam. I got it directly from NCSoft and then torrented the patch for OB.

Sorry this is a late response. Hope it helps!

To clarify: To the best of my knowledge, there is NOTHING to block you from playing NA Aion in Japan once you have a NA copy of the game, BUT you will need help to acquire the serial number.

[Kaedan94]

Hey TR, since you have experience with the same problems I'm having...

I had my Bro over in the states purchase the game for me through Steam, but I can't install it through Steam over here. That isn't a big deal at all since I have the full version downloaded from NCsoft, but how will I gain access to my CD key without having the game installed through Steam? There is an option under game Properties that says "You need an active NCsoft account for this game" and a link to the website. Obviously, the website is down atm due to maintenance, but will I be able to register my game that way from Japan or will I have to have my Bro install it in the US and register before I can log in? If you don't know, that's cool, but thought I'd ask since you did the same thing I did.

Oh, and Spirit, sorry for posting more questions about this, but it's not working out as simply as it is supposed to I guess. Maybe different ISPs in Japan communicate with Steam differently? Who knows...

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ok, disregard my previous post here. I got my Aion account activated and everything's fine. After my Bro purchased it from Steam using a US computer, I was able to register and everything fine. Thanks for all the help though everyone.

Kaedan

[Jubbly McLovin]

Originally Posted by Winterfell

Wait until the US and JP versions sync up, then try copying the language files.

That said. It's possible that, in the release version of the US Aion, you'll be able to connect to US servers even from Japan.

god I hope not, the last time that happened we got FFXI. I dont want to see that level of hate in Aion.