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Lexar · Nov 27, 2005, 11:55 PM // 23:55

Koreans may speak english, but isn't it selfish to go to their servers and suddenly speak in a foreign language? I don't think it would be very well-received if suddenly a lot of people started speaking french in the US districts. I don't think it really matters wether or not they speak english, it's their district, so it's their language you would be expected to speak.

Brknkybrd · Nov 28, 2005, 12:50 AM // 00:50

I think the Korean ID number is also an issue. For any online game or service in Korea, you have to have a Korean ID number. Each of your forum accounts, game accounts, etc is tied to this, and the system makes sure 1 person only gets one account in each service -- it's a bit of a Big Brother thing so that your online history is trackable.

It also ensures that foriegners don't get into most of the online games while living in Korea (grrrr, why can't I try Lineage or MU, why am I reduced to using my girlfriend's ID to sign up for anything, grrr). Guild Wars was the first game I found that allowed me to play on American servers while in Korea, and not pay any monthly fee.

Teufel Eldritch · Nov 28, 2005, 01:09 AM // 01:09

Ahhhh you mean we can't go to Korean servers & annoy them with our trade spam?

Orbberius · Nov 28, 2005, 01:39 AM // 01:39

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Originally Posted by Teufel Eldritch

Ahhhh you mean we can't go to Korean servers & annoy them with our trade spam?

lol so true.

fenix · Nov 28, 2005, 03:44 AM // 03:44

Of course Koreans can speak English. Here are some good examples from Lions Arch:

"you need?"
"need sword axe sheild?"
"25k ok?"
"you buy?"

and the huge amount of swearing they spam to you when you don't buy their stuff. I don't see the big deal about going to Korean districts. If you're Korean and not in Korea, then sure, but the International Districts work fine for me.

Slade xTekno · Nov 28, 2005, 06:20 AM // 06:20

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Originally Posted by talon

"you need?"
"need sword axe sheild?"
"25k ok?"
"you buy?"

Many of those are actually Chinese.

banishd · Nov 28, 2005, 07:53 AM // 07:53

Guild Wars is Dead in Korea.
Therse only 1 Tombs district all day, theres 1 district in all outpsots and cities including major cities. They are even giving away free guild wars copies to try and get more people to play the game.

defrule · Nov 28, 2005, 04:47 PM // 16:47

Also, I want to know why we can't put numbers or other characters in our names?

Lady Cream · Nov 28, 2005, 05:02 PM // 17:02

cause too many kids would name their warrior "the 1337 ub3rt4nk"

yesitsrob · Nov 28, 2005, 05:20 PM // 17:20

and because names don't have numbers in them

Snowman · Nov 28, 2005, 06:58 PM // 18:58

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Originally Posted by Slade xTekno

Being Korean, I've been there, and LAN Cafes are equivalent to clubs in the US. People go there to hang out with friends, eat, play games, and yes, meet girls. People who watched the Korean GW tournament during the BWEs noticed that the teams were almost all co-ed, and it's true - girls there game almost as much as guys do.

wow, that sounds truley awesome, thanks for that reply!

so do you know if the Japanese are the same?

Sagius Truthbarron · Nov 28, 2005, 07:26 PM // 19:26

Wow. Someone ressurected my thread and Gaile Gray posted in it O.o;;;

Sereng Amaranth · Dec 27, 2005, 03:48 AM // 03:48

So where have all the Koreans gone? What game is big there now?

FazeDx · Dec 27, 2005, 06:29 AM // 06:29

Starcraft is still really big. So is WoW and other Games.