Changing Guildwars Territory and Server - Guild Wars Forums

weihan · Mar 25, 2008, 10:53 PM // 22:53

Hi All,

I bought, installed and played Guildwars in USA.

When I moved to Japan I noticed a pretty big negative impact on my play because my ping times got much worse. This may be partly because I am in a rural location. But I think its mainly crossing the pacific that does it.

So I have been thinking about if there is a way to fix this.

I know there is a Japan server. I am sure I'd get much better performance if I used this. I am wondering if this is as simple as changing territory. Or whether that just affects which district is displayed. What I'd like to do is try playing on the Japan server. Does anybody know how to do this? Even better, does anybody have experience with this?

I pretty much only PvP with guild/people I know. My main concern is ping time.

cheers,
wei

Neo Nugget · Mar 25, 2008, 11:03 PM // 23:03

Well you can go to Japan/asian districts, dunno if that changes your server.

Do it just like your going to an international district, it's in the same drop down window.

MisterB · Mar 25, 2008, 11:03 PM // 23:03

ANet removed the territory change option at login in favor of territory change in all outposts. You may now select territory in district options.

isamu kurosawa · Mar 25, 2008, 11:19 PM // 23:19

currently korean districts are the only ones available but they seid in the future other asian locations will be added.

DarkFlame · Mar 26, 2008, 03:01 AM // 03:01

The territory change options were only between America and Europe. The Asian(Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Taiwan, etc) servers were never part of it. And though Anet has removed a lot of the territory stuff, Japan isn't part of it yet(though they are working on it).

In the mean time, you could contact support and see if they are willing to change territories for you.

Ku Ku · Mar 26, 2008, 12:17 PM // 12:17

Yes, support is your best bet but dont worry like it has been said they are working at adding more Asian districts, although it looks unlikely that we will ever have chinese friends i would think that you will be able to jump back and forth soon enough :P

bossjerico · Apr 09, 2008, 03:18 PM // 15:18

I have the same issue as yours and contacted plaync about it they replied the next day saying that I need to contact ncjapan about this because its their local territory.

The webiste (http://guildwars.plaync.jp/) is all in kanji that I can't read therefore I ask my japanese friend to do the inquiry for me, ncjapan said that for the time being players can't switch from US/Euro to Japan server, they also said that they are still working on it.

I have lag issues before when I'm still using ADSL plus it always disconnects when theres an incoming and outgoing call. Well I got tired of it so I switched to B-FLETS Hikari and now my average ping in game is around 180~200 even on peak hours and even on busy cities like Spamadan

Quaker · Apr 09, 2008, 11:16 PM // 23:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by weihan

I pretty much only PvP with guild/people I know. My main concern is ping time.

I would assume that the PvP people you play with are also on America servers, since you can't play on Japan servers (yet). If this is correct, switching to Japan servers won't help you because you won't be able to play with them. You're best bet, at this time, would be to get the PvP people to use International servers - and someone is probably going to have bad pings. For PvE play, you're best bet is to try the Asian(Korea) districts.

afya · Apr 09, 2008, 11:25 PM // 23:25

I had almost the same problem as you, but I am Hong Kong -> America. I had trouble buying new GW chapters. I contacted support but they said they can't do that for me. That's my own experience. You should contact support and ask the people there I think. Good Luck~

Sergeant of Marines · Apr 09, 2008, 11:54 PM // 23:54

I did the same thing, Moved to Japan from America and the Ping is awful playing in American Dist's. I now mostly play on/in Korean Dist and have found that to be ALOT better on the ping. Hope this helps ya.

Mar 25, 2008, 10:53 PM // 22:53	#1
weihan Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Japan Guild: Nice, but Deadly	Changing Guildwars Territory and Server Hi All, I bought, installed and played Guildwars in USA. When I moved to Japan I noticed a pretty big negative impact on my play because my ping times got much worse. This may be partly because I am in a rural location. But I think its mainly crossing the pacific that does it. So I have been thinking about if there is a way to fix this. I know there is a Japan server. I am sure I'd get much better performance if I used this. I am wondering if this is as simple as changing territory. Or whether that just affects which district is displayed. What I'd like to do is try playing on the Japan server. Does anybody know how to do this? Even better, does anybody have experience with this? I pretty much only PvP with guild/people I know. My main concern is ping time. cheers, wei

Mar 25, 2008, 11:03 PM // 23:03	#2
Neo Nugget Site Contributor Join Date: Jan 2006 Profession: R/	Well you can go to Japan/asian districts, dunno if that changes your server. Do it just like your going to an international district, it's in the same drop down window. __________________ "Even if the morrow is barren of promises, nothing shall forestall my return."

Mar 25, 2008, 11:03 PM // 23:03	#3
MisterB Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy Guild: [ban] Profession: W/	ANet removed the territory change option at login in favor of territory change in all outposts. You may now select territory in district options.

Mar 25, 2008, 11:19 PM // 23:19	#4
isamu kurosawa Desert Nomad Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United Kingdom Profession: Me/	currently korean districts are the only ones available but they seid in the future other asian locations will be added.

Mar 26, 2008, 03:01 AM // 03:01	#5
DarkFlame Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ascalon Profession: E/	The territory change options were only between America and Europe. The Asian(Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Taiwan, etc) servers were never part of it. And though Anet has removed a lot of the territory stuff, Japan isn't part of it yet(though they are working on it). In the mean time, you could contact support and see if they are willing to change territories for you.

Mar 26, 2008, 12:17 PM // 12:17	#6
Ku Ku Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2006 Location: England Guild: [MYST] Profession: Rt/R	Yes, support is your best bet but dont worry like it has been said they are working at adding more Asian districts, although it looks unlikely that we will ever have chinese friends i would think that you will be able to jump back and forth soon enough :P

Apr 09, 2008, 03:18 PM // 15:18	#7
bossjerico Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Oct 2007 Guild: Pinoy Alliance [PNOY] Profession: Mo/N	I have the same issue as yours and contacted plaync about it they replied the next day saying that I need to contact ncjapan about this because its their local territory. The webiste (http://guildwars.plaync.jp/) is all in kanji that I can't read therefore I ask my japanese friend to do the inquiry for me, ncjapan said that for the time being players can't switch from US/Euro to Japan server, they also said that they are still working on it. I have lag issues before when I'm still using ADSL plus it always disconnects when theres an incoming and outgoing call. Well I got tired of it so I switched to B-FLETS Hikari and now my average ping in game is around 180~200 even on peak hours and even on busy cities like Spamadan

Apr 09, 2008, 11:25 PM // 23:25	#9
afya Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Mar 2006 Profession: Mo/Me	I had almost the same problem as you, but I am Hong Kong -> America. I had trouble buying new GW chapters. I contacted support but they said they can't do that for me. That's my own experience. You should contact support and ask the people there I think. Good Luck~

Apr 09, 2008, 11:54 PM // 23:54	#10
Sergeant of Marines Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Japan Guild: [트두므s], Guild Leader Profession: Mo/	I did the same thing, Moved to Japan from America and the Ping is awful playing in American Dist's. I now mostly play on/in Korean Dist and have found that to be ALOT better on the ping. Hope this helps ya.