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Roshi_ikkyu · Sep 18, 2007, 12:20 PM // 12:20

Alot of the issues expressed by Aussie and Nzers are directly Anets and NCsofts fault

Lonesamurai, keep listening to Anets and there propganda. Its always been mentioned that Anet doesn't consider running any comp or special for Australia /Nz, Because there game doesn't have the huge numbers like other regions.
And I assume your not aware that for several comps Australia and New Zealand are not recognised territories of Europe or North America. Hell we can't even be classed as Asian, Which means we are prevented from entering any of the comp run by Anet, including Sweepstakes and several others.

Now thats Anet saying "lol you guys don't have enough numbers to even make us care!"

And Lonesami and blue.rellik, (blue.rellik you were acting like a prick)
Anet NCsoft only lets one Australian and New Zealand games company distribute there product, EB games. Which means we have to pay what the decide to charge. Anet could help the problem by making the games a general items, sold in a varity of places. But thats not likely to happen

As for the Delays, for factions release Anet over looked, forgot or just plain decided to release the games from there European storage house late for Australian/New Zealand release. They directly admit its was there shipping fault. For the Gwen release it was an EB games side, I created a thread to defend Anet in that case. For the collectors of Nightfall there was yet again a delay, I'm unsure as to whos fault that was.

Then how about the ingame store, where we get @#$%ed over in exchange rate because we can't decide which currency to pay in. And in the End you buy a access key for around $10-$20 more then what the game costs.

More importantly not only are you flaming other forum posters for there personal views and comments but your promoting a bigoted attitude towards an entire country. Does it really impact your life is an Aussie is unhappy with the service rendered by a game?... No but then posting prejudices against them on a basis of ethnic group or there nation is no better then racism.

Lonesamurai · Sep 18, 2007, 12:24 PM // 12:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roshi_ikkyu

Alot of the issues expressed by Aussie and Nzers are directly Anets and NCsofts fault

Lonesamurai, keep listening to Anets and there propganda. Its always been mentioned that Anet doesn't consider running any comp or special for Australia /Nz, Because there game doesn't have the huge numbers like other regions.
And I assume your not aware that for several comps Australia and New Zealand are not recognised territories of Europe or North America. Hell we can't even be classed as Asian, Which means we are prevented from entering any of the comp run by Anet, including Sweepstakes and several others.

Now thats Anet saying "lol you guys don't have enough numbers to even make us care!"

And Lonesami and blue.rellik, (blue.rellik you were acting like a prick)
Anet NCsoft only lets one Australian and New Zealand games company distribute there product, EB games. Which means we have to pay what the decide to charge. Anet could help the problem by making the games a general items, sold in a varity of places. But thats not likely to happen

As for the Delays, for factions release Anet over looked, forgot or just plain decided to release the games from there European storage house late for Australian/New Zealand release. They directly admit its was there shipping fault. For the Gwen release it was an EB games side, I created a thread to defend Anet in that case. For the collectors of Nightfall there was yet again a delay, I'm unsure as to whos fault that was.

Then how about the ingame store, where we get @#$%ed over in exchange rate because we can't decide which currency to pay in. And in the End you buy a access key for around $10-$20 more then what the game costs.

More importantly not only are you flaming other forum posters for there personal views and comments but your promoting a bigoted attitude towards an entire country. Does it really impact your life is an Aussie is unhappy with the service rendered by a game?... No but then posting prejudices against them on a basis of ethnic group or there nation is no better then racism.

heh, actually, not for want of trying, i haven't spoken to a single ANet employee... I ONLY deal with NCSoft

Oh yeah, and no, i rarely believe what comes from a developer when I'm looking for clarification on shipping, etc issues, when those issues are dealt with by the publisher (NCSoft) and distributor (EB Games Aus) when there is an issue

bhavv · Sep 18, 2007, 12:26 PM // 12:26

There was a page I saw a while ago with upcoming dates for magazines with mini pets.

Silly me didnt bookmark it, so if anyone knows where it is, please post a link.

I remember that the UK gets two exclusive mini-pets, same as the US, and a few other european countries get one or two as well. All the exclusive mini's differ between countries, so there will be a heck of a lot of trading going on soon XD

Etta · Sep 18, 2007, 12:35 PM // 12:35

This one:

http://eu.guildwars.com/events/in_ga...ts/mini_promo/

Lonesamurai · Sep 18, 2007, 12:39 PM // 12:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Etta

This one:

http://eu.guildwars.com/events/in_ga...ts/mini_promo/

Somthing like this:

Massive Mini Pet Giveaway!

They may be small, but they’re big on loyalty and will stand at your side through good times, and bad. To prove it, we have partnered up with magazines across Europe to offer you the chance to get your hands on a very special, very limited edition companion. There are seven Mini Pets to collect, ranging from the common Grawl to the ultra-rare Vizu, to be in with a chance of finding one you’ll need to track down one of the following magazines…

CountryMagazineIssue On Sale date
United Kingdom PC Zone #187 11.10.07
United Kingdom PC Gamer #180 27.09.07
Spain Micromania #152
#153
#154
Italy The Games Machine#226 15.09.07
Germany GameStar Official Guild Wars Magazine 28.09.07
France PC Jeux Official Guild Wars Magazine
Sweden Super Play 25.09.07
Sweden PC Gamer 02.10.07
Netherlands PC Gameplay #167 28.08.07
#168 27.09.07

Good luck, and be sure to check back on this page regularly, we may be adding additional magazines to this list!

Apoc · Sep 18, 2007, 12:42 PM // 12:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Croco Clouds

luckily my university is at the heart of downtown

McGill? Concordia? :P

I'll check out Les Promenades Cathédrale.

Starsky-sama · Sep 18, 2007, 12:44 PM // 12:44

thx the gods I looked more into this when I saw ppl in Kama wanting one. lol

This would be perfect for my HoM.

Anyone in Canada seen the mag in newstands yet?

/awesome.

Friday · Sep 18, 2007, 01:03 PM // 13:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roshi_ikkyu

Now thats Anet saying "lol you guys don't have enough numbers to even make us care!"

I will second this opinion of NCSoft et al.

The whole of the Southern Hemisphere is purely "Thar be Dragons" territory as far as they are concerned. Here in South Africa we have exactly the same issues as our Southern counterparts in Australia and New Zealand.

We are used to sucking hind *** when it comes to issues such as the magazine offers etc. I have now got a friend in the UK that gets me things such as the minis on offer there, and I just need to find myself a US friend to do the same lol.

But their attitude about the Southern Hemisphere countries became glaringly clear last year:

We in South Africa suffer under a monopolistic Telecoms Agency which means we have routing issues that make your eyes water! No-one here can participate in any form of PvP effectively as the lag we experience country-wide makes even Ab a messy affair. I have no luck with the new PvP style mini-games in GWEN - Norn Arenas and Polymock are a joke with our lag.

My brother (in the IT and Telecoms industry) and his company investigated the possibility of providing Southern Hemisphere servers to cover the Aus, NZ and SA players, so that we could actually experience play with lag of less than 400ms (on a good day!!). They contacted Anet, who passed him on to NCsoft: who responded that there were not enough box sales in our Southern territories to warrant any effort on their part in helping to set up southern servers.

Not enough box sales means exactly what Roshi said...

immortius · Sep 18, 2007, 01:12 PM // 13:12

Well, we did get the Gray Giant (via the 2-months-delayed PC Gamer mag) and the Asura (via PC PowerPlay), so we haven't been entirely bereft of mini-pet offers in Australia.

korcan · Sep 18, 2007, 01:21 PM // 13:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roshi_ikkyu

Now thats Anet saying "lol you guys don't have enough numbers to even make us care!"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Friday

I will second this opinion of NCSoft et al.

The whole of the Southern Hemisphere is purely "Thar be Dragons" territory as far as they are concerned. Here in South Africa we have exactly the same issues as our Southern counterparts in Australia and New Zealand.

anet isnt a charity organization. stop turning this thread into a regional flame fest.

like herb mentioned earlier, lots of regions get the "shaft" when it comes to promotions.

and to think americans had entitlement issues.

stiffler · Sep 18, 2007, 01:27 PM // 13:27

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Originally Posted by Vl Vl D

Gratz to all the nice countries that have the chance to get a nice rare mini-pet.

Would love to tell Gaile about a kick ass mag called PC Pwerplay in a country and largest island continent named Australia.The only thing that we receive is stuffed up release dates.

Quote for the truth.

KANE OG · Sep 18, 2007, 01:27 PM // 13:27

I believe PC Gamer approached the GW team about this promotion. How is it anet's fault that a magazine distributor who they did not choose will not sell their magazine in your country?

KANE

Roshi_ikkyu · Sep 18, 2007, 01:28 PM // 13:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Friday

I will second this opinion of NCSoft et al.
Not enough box sales means exactly what Roshi said...

damn, one the actual server side it seems you guys get sharfted worse then Aus/Nz. I mean I know alot of us experienced lagg on odd ocassion, but to completely devoid part of the game :s

Best thing Anet has done for us was to un-restrict server moves. Hopefully we can all get some love.

thezed · Sep 18, 2007, 01:33 PM // 13:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by korcan

and to think americans had entitlement issues.

QFT. Im begining to think it is a human problem not just an American problem.

Really makes you doubt the quality of character of the kind of person who can dis-like America for the same faults found in his/her own country.

Etta · Sep 18, 2007, 01:34 PM // 13:34

Hey! At least you guys can still play GW. Look at those guys in china, they ain't so lucky. Now who's got the bum deal?

gogo65uk · Sep 18, 2007, 01:40 PM // 13:40

Cool pet! No doubt there will be idiots out there thinking they are worth retarded prices like pandas and yetis and even bigger idiots paying huge prices for them. Personally I think they are tweaked in the head but each to their own. I like many hundreds of thousands of other players just laugh at such people. They give the word noob a whole new meaning because what do mini pets do? nothing! I sooner spend money on armors or weapons instead of a useless little things that runs around and maybe makes a sound (if your lucky). But people do anything to make a fast buck and make their e-peens as large as possible.

Anphobia · Sep 18, 2007, 01:50 PM // 13:50

THing I'm wondering is if the Mini giveaway will be one code per account, because the UK get two mags...Dont' wanna waste money on 2 to find I can't use it.

Darkobra · Sep 18, 2007, 01:52 PM // 13:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by gogo65uk

Cool pet! No doubt there will be idiots out there thinking they are worth retarded prices like pandas and yetis and even bigger idiots paying huge prices for them. Personally I think they are tweaked in the head but each to their own. I like many hundreds of thousands of other players just laugh at such people. They give the word noob a whole new meaning because what do mini pets do? nothing! I sooner spend money on armors or weapons instead of a useless little things that runs around and maybe makes a sound (if your lucky). But people do anything to make a fast buck and make their e-peens as large as possible.

I'll be sure to ask you what YOU want me to spend MY money on next time. Thanks for your intelligent input.

Mordakai · Sep 18, 2007, 01:58 PM // 13:58

Can anyone confirm subscribers will get this in the mail?

I don't want to spend $10, and then get a copy in my mailbox...

The Herbalizer · Sep 18, 2007, 01:58 PM // 13:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by korcan

anet isnt a charity organization. stop turning this thread into a regional flame fest.

like herb mentioned earlier, lots of regions get the "shaft" when it comes to promotions.

and to think americans had entitlement issues.

Yah, Anet are a business after all.

Quote:

Originally Posted by KANE OG

I believe PC Gamer approached the GW team about this promotion. How is it anet's fault that a magazine distributor who they did not choose will not sell their magazine in your country?

KANE

Yup.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gogo65uk

Cool pet! No doubt there will be idiots out there thinking they are worth retarded prices like pandas and yetis and even bigger idiots paying huge prices for them. Personally I think they are tweaked in the head but each to their own. I like many hundreds of thousands of other players just laugh at such people. They give the word noob a whole new meaning because what do mini pets do? nothing! I sooner spend money on armors or weapons instead of a useless little things that runs around and maybe makes a sound (if your lucky). But people do anything to make a fast buck and make their e-peens as large as possible.

And this is relevant to the thread how? All your post shows is extreme amounts of ignorance. If you have 10,000 ecto+ what do you suggest to do with them? There are only so many armours and weapons you can buy before you run out of room or have everything needed. I think the owners of Panda couldnt give a shit what you think about them tbh. Just cos cant afford one dont mean you need to hate. And just cos you dont like them dont mean collecting pets is wrong. People collect or kinds of things like stamps and stuff which aint really my thing but I dont insult them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkobra

I'll be sure to ask you what YOU want me to spend MY money on next time. Thanks for your intelligent input.

Yah I am sure he has plenty of good ideas for the ulta rich players to spend their gold on.