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pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

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07 May 2009 at 04:33 - 1

Is this true?

I found an article in Mandarin on Sina, reporting that guild wars severs in Japan and Korea are to be no more and all players will be move to the american server after June 10. Is this true? can someone confirm?

Woe is me, my favourite Korean Server will be no more, theres where I get the best ping....

NCSoft online game "Guild Wars", Japan and South Korea will be outaged on June 10 from: sina.com.cn　　2009年05月07日10:49[/url]

hrmz, could this be to solve sync problem. hahahahaha omg /facepalm

xron

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

Denbigh, Wales

Zero Zero

R/

07 May 2009 at 04:37 - 2

oooook well as I can't read Japanese and the second link has a loading error there is no way to verify that report or not....

but I hope they don't shut them down as I also get the best ping, and usually play somewhere in the Asian districts.

Robbeh The Mad

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2009

AFK somewhere in Kryta

Raven Alliance

W/

07 May 2009 at 05:01 - 3

Well lets hope not, it's bad enough you have put up with the random German trying to sell stuff in Kam while speaking German...add displaced Japanese players to the mix?
Madness total and utter madness

AKB48

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2008

みやき町

Mo/A

07 May 2009 at 05:18 - 4

But even w/ a German dis, they will still be selling stuff in US dis and speaking German. Why? 'cause there is no one to sell to in the German district.

If shut down servers in the "outskirts" of GW can do us(the people who actually play) some good, go for it, these servers don't have much of an
Raison d'etre anyways.

Lux Aeterna

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2009

RAH

Close Enough [XVII]

W/A

07 May 2009 at 05:25 - 5

Are we gonna be getting increased lag on the american servers ? Especially in pvp, lag has been a bit of a problem lately and more players on fewer servers ?

upier

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Done.

[JUNK]

07 May 2009 at 05:34 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by AKB48

But even w/ a German dis, they will still be selling stuff in US dis and speaking German. Why? 'cause there is no one to sell to in the German district.

Do you even visit German districts?
In my experience, they are among the most populated on the EU servers.
The reason why these guys are selling in US districts, is because EVERYONE is selling there. The US-1 district is the equivalent of an Auction house.

Luminarus

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2007

Sydney, Australia

Haze of Light [pure]

R/

07 May 2009 at 06:13 - 7

Move one of those servers to Australia... Would be nice to have less then 300 ping.

Capulatio

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2009

United Kingdom

ASP

A/

07 May 2009 at 06:26 - 8

Awww, now which district will I go in when I go keg bombing :P

glacialphoenix

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2008

Singapore

Royal Order of Flying Lemmings [ROFL]

Mo/

07 May 2009 at 10:25 - 9

Noooo. Korean servers are where I get the best ping! ;_;

Hopefully they don't close it down.

Sarevok Thordin

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Scotland

W/N

07 May 2009 at 20:00 - 10

I hope this isn't a bad sign.

Kay84

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Netherlands

[DVDF]

E/

08 May 2009 at 16:21 - 11

Spoke to a Korean friend today, he said (if I understood him correctly, my Korean sucks atm) that Korean servers+website will close at the 13th of May and that they will have to use the US servers. Koreans will get all chapters+BMP for free as compensation and won't have to pay the monthly fee of 9.900 won anymore (about $8)

Red Sonya

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

08 May 2009 at 16:27 - 12

And this is just the first part of GW closing down preparing for GW2 to take over. See, I been telling you all this since Auto Duel and Tabula Rasa it's coming the end of GW.

Empress Amarox

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2008

Above you.

Mo/W

08 May 2009 at 16:54 - 13

Koreans had to pay $8 a month to play GW? Man, that sucks... Kinda cool they're getting the chapters I guess (with the exception of those that already had them)? It's going to suck hard for their pings though.

Oh heyyy, does that mean if you buy a Korean account you could get all the chapters for free if you do it before May 13? lol

cthulhu reborn

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

the Netherlands

W/Mo

08 May 2009 at 17:25 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Sonya

And this is just the first part of GW closing down preparing for GW2 to take over. See, I been telling you all this since Auto Duel and Tabula Rasa it's coming the end of GW.

Sigh...there's always a prophet of doom.

In the larger scope of things, everything will end some day. So yeah GW1 will end too, eventually....so you're point is not impressive.

If you want to prove you have a point, mention a specific date when you say GW1 will die out and we'll see. If not, get over yourself please.

JASON626

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/

08 May 2009 at 18:44 - 15

slowly moving to a one world district oh noes. But if gw converges on say international only server it with multiple districts it will make the game seem more active.

Kay84

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Netherlands

[DVDF]

E/

08 May 2009 at 18:48 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Empress Amarox

Oh heyyy, does that mean if you buy a Korean account you could get all the chapters for free if you do it before May 13? lol

Actually, he did say that.. paying one month fee and get the chapters for free. Dunno if it actually works like that.

Edit: Apparently it's only for people who started paying the monthly fees or bought a license* before the 6th (they put the notice on their website on the 7th).

Anyway, now he was talking about them keeping their server and districts but that only the Korean website+support would close down and the account management would be transferred to America on June 13th.

*They got the choice of paying a monthly fee of around $8 to play every chapter (so 1x$8 a month will allow them to play Proph, Factions, Nightfall, EotN and BMP), or buy a license for 44.000 won per chapter (around $35) to play without fees.

tONYY

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

08 May 2009 at 18:56 - 17

Why? The first thing they should do is removing the Italian, German, Spanish, Russian and Polish European districts etc. Most (young) Europeans speak english. Though Guild Wars-speak doesnt even require any english knowledge either way.

daraaksii

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

08 May 2009 at 21:28 - 18

Most of the korean/japanese players left the game a long time ago anyways, so it's a /care.

Deimos Zargarda

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2008

08 May 2009 at 21:42 - 19

I never ever saw someone in the Japs/Asia dis., couldnt care less.

Chocobo1

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

New Zealand

CoA

N/

08 May 2009 at 22:08 - 20

Until someone from Anet confirms it, I don't believe it.

Razon

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2008

Mo/

08 May 2009 at 22:29 - 21

They just wanna nerf syncing with this

Kay84

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Netherlands

[DVDF]

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08 May 2009 at 22:38 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chocobo1

Until someone from Anet confirms it, I don't believe it.

From the Korean Guildwars site (might wanna use the google site translator):

http://bbs.guildwars.co.kr/board/not...=0&st=&k ind=

http://bbs.guildwars.co.kr/board/not...=0&st=&k ind=

Chocobo1

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

New Zealand

CoA

N/

08 May 2009 at 22:55 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kay84

From the Korean Guildwars site (might wanna use the google site translator):

http://bbs.guildwars.co.kr/board/not...=0&st=&k ind=

http://bbs.guildwars.co.kr/board/not...=0&st=&k ind=

Oh wow. I guess they just didn't get enough use.

JASON626

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/

08 May 2009 at 22:58 - 24

actually it the storage update they need more space now

J/K

Wish Swiftdeath

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2007

Mo/W

08 May 2009 at 23:34 - 25

Good thing I'm moving to Boston in June xD. I usually play in American anyway 350 ping is playable (infuse xD).

daraaksii

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

08 May 2009 at 23:35 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by tONYY

Why? The first thing they should do is removing the Italian, German, Spanish, Russian and Polish European districts etc. Most (young) Europeans speak english. Though Guild Wars-speak doesnt even require any english knowledge either way.

Yeah. Trading doesn't really need any english skills.

A: WTS XXX 20kkkkk!!!!!111!
B: Can you lower it to 19kkkkk, please?
A: BUY YES NO?!
B: I might want to buy it if you can lower the price, just a little bit.
A: NUB BUY YES NO NO?
B: No, thanks.
*20 minutes later*
A: NUB U BUY YES NO YES?

+ you don't have to communicate with your heroes.

Create 1 big server for each Eu/Am, and problem solved.

ggbb

Back then

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2009

08 May 2009 at 23:50 - 27

this is good. Now they can use those servers to host more pvp games.

FoxBat

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Amazon Basin [AB]

Mo/Me

08 May 2009 at 23:57 - 28

Much like traditional chinese, the districts will probably continue to exist, the servers they correspond to will just be moved to America.

Improvavel

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2007

09 May 2009 at 00:04 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by tONYY

Why? The first thing they should do is removing the Italian, German, Spanish, Russian and Polish European districts etc. Most (young) Europeans speak english. Though Guild Wars-speak doesnt even require any english knowledge either way.

German districts are quite populated. In events they will generally surpass europe english by a fair amount in terms of districts.

Dante the Warlord

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/R

09 May 2009 at 03:16 - 30

Ha didn't they already close down a lot of other Asian servers? Taiwan I think for one...

AKB48

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2008

みやき町

Mo/A

10 May 2009 at 21:40 - 31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dante the Warlord

Ha didn't they already close down a lot of other Asian servers? Taiwan I think for one...

Taiwan had its own server? Would it be alot smarter to just put the Taiwan server into the Chinese server? they are in the same place after all, why waste an extra server?

ShoGunTheOne

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2007

Undercity

泰瑞亚联盟

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10 May 2009 at 23:13 - 32

Quote:

Originally Posted by AKB48

Taiwan had its own server? Would it be alot smarter to just put the Taiwan server into the Chinese server? they are in the same place after all, why waste an extra server?

because this game was never released in china, only in taiwan. china had a beta period (when they let you play the game for free to check the popularity), since it wasn't so popular, the beta was closed and all charactor data was deleted

Buster

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Elona

Clan Eternal Legion

D/W

10 May 2009 at 23:45 - 33

Well all Korean,Japanese,Taiwanese and whoever is more than welcome to come play Guild Wars on the American districts anytime they want. Why ? Because Buster said so!