Euro players on us server?

[Ballock]

Can anyone confirm that Euro players can play on the us servers if you pay with pay pal? I am not to wait till 2005 for this game!

 

[Ormorof]

no one can confirm it since no one can try it yet (try paying that is )

 

[AhoyHoy]

surely its better to wait a bit longer so you can play on a server that's peak time is when your awake?

 

[Fafnir]

Read an post on blizzard forum some guy complaing he could not pay to play with pay pal. But dunno, have not seen the billing options yet. But i wont play US servers will wait for EU preorder that will be launched the 26th So perhaps will get into EU beta then.

 

[Arya]

To play the american version you need a valid US billing address.

 

[Tallen]

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=385040&p=1&tmp=1#post385040

That will tell you everything you need to know.

 

[Mithradir]

i am european and i am playing the us beta atm. I dont think that u ll have problem to play. On eastern servers especially the ping is quite good even for me that i am from Greece.

The only problem is how to pay. Will it have paypal or it will only have prepaid cards. That's an issue.

Tbh i am thinking also not to w8 for the uro version. We ll see.

 

[lewskie]

youll need a us billing address so unless you got a good yank friend theres no chance afaik

 

[Fedaykin]

www.importmadness.co.uk

i think you can buy pre-paid game cards as well as the actual game

EDIT:

http://www.importmadness.co.uk/cgi-bin/prod?Item_Number=131609

indeed you can

 

[Blitzing]

i am european and i am playing the us beta atm. I dont think that u ll have problem to play. On eastern servers especially the ping is quite good even for me that i am from Greece.

The only problem is how to pay. Will it have paypal or it will only have prepaid cards. That's an issue.

Tbh i am thinking also not to w8 for the uro version. We ll see.

the beta was open for every one, the final game isnt gonna be, as far as i know, they will run some software, that will block any non US ip that connects to the servers. and i really dont understand why people wanna play US, its more laggy, and the servers peak, when you are a sleep(depending on how far from US you are )

 

[Lumikki]

When I started EQ I played on US server (no euro servers back then) and it wasn't fun when my guild started raiding at 2am my time... so I'd definately wait for the Euro launch, can probably avoid most of the b.net crowd, too.

 

[Tzan]

Will there be multiple methods of payment besides just credit cards?
Yes, we plan to support a range of payment methods. In the initial launch regions of North America, Australia, and New Zealand, customers will be able to pay their subscription fees by major credit card, PayPal, and pre-paid game cards. >>>>Payment methods in other regions will be announced at a later date<<<<

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[Mithradir]

the beta was open for every one, the final game isnt gonna be, as far as i know, they will run some software, that will block any non US ip that connects to the servers. and i really dont understand why people wanna play US, its more laggy, and the servers peak, when you are a sleep(depending on how far from US you are )

Lots of ppl playing at 22:00 -23:00 gmt+2 time when i start to play. Now why to play on us server? For lots of reasons i'd say. More ppl + the 3 month delay that come to europe is enough.

On eastern servers the ping is cool. I play battlefield on us server with 200-220 ping and it is ok. In mmorpg ping doesnt matter so much . If it is below 400 u dont experience any problem.

 

[Hansemann]

and i really dont understand why people wanna play US, its more laggy, and the servers peak, when you are a sleep(depending on how far from US you are )

How do you know about peoples sleeping habits ?

 

[SigvartH]

When I started EQ I played on US server (no euro servers back then) and it wasn't fun when my guild started raiding at 2am my time... so I'd definately wait for the Euro launch, can probably avoid most of the b.net crowd, too.

Agree with Lumikki. Though the waiting after trying the open beta will be hard

You got into the closed euro beta Lumikki? And you still sett on NightElf Hunter ??

 

[Tinu]

I was on test 4, my regular ping if i would set and average would be around 600.
That in itself took down my pvp enjoyment by 50% or so because of the anger when u die because of poor ping/lag.
There´s no way I would ever play on a highly populated us server.
Wow isn´t all that attractive with 3sec delay.

 

[scrow]

at the beginning of the beta is was very laggy, but that was for all players. at the end of the beta I had a good ping of about 200-350 and there wasnt much lag.

ps. when I played daoc I was routed via NY to Paris very often, so that makes NY closer then Paris anyway

 

[Nausilus^^]

When I started EQ I played on US server (no euro servers back then) and it wasn't fun when my guild started raiding at 2am my time... so I'd definately wait for the Euro launch, can probably avoid most of the b.net crowd, too.

I did the same thing.. EU servers were out way too late imo
Hardly ever made it for guild raids because of time difference of 7'ish hours, and mostly found myself soloing unable to find groups. Don't wanna do that again in WoW

Also I heard that EU IP's will be banned from US servers.. is that just a rumor?

EDIT: About the ping, I really don't think you should judge by that just yet. Open beta contained a lot of stress testing, i.e. loads of server lag, bugs, fixes, patches etc etc. When it's out, it might be laggy in the beginning when everything is being adjusted and so on, but I really don't think lag will be a major issue no matter which server you chose to play.

 

[Cyradix]

Also I heard that EU IP's will be banned from US servers.. is that just a rumor?

Just a rumor. Someone asked them what would happen if he had to go to England for work and Bliz said it would be no prob as long as he had a US billing address....

 

[inactionman]

Ordered my US copy from SPS, they are also selling game-cards and should have mine to me by friday, result!

 

[Tallen]

Ordered my US copy from SPS, they are also selling game-cards and should have mine to me by friday, result!

If you live in the EU then you could just have pre-ordered and joined the open beta.

 

[Cyradix]

If you live in the EU then you could just have pre-ordered and joined the open beta.

But where is everybody pre-ordering??

 

[Uncle Sick]

I pre-ordered my copy at EBGames and will have it by Tuesday morning 10am... plus 3 days off work.

But hey... I forgot... I am living in the US now and will be playing my dorfish hunter on retail on the 23rd.
*runs before the angry mob catches up*

For the US billing adress - use any old US adress. Do you honestly believe they send you a confirmation letter by snail mail?

 

[inactionman]

For the US billing adress - use any old US adress. Do you honestly believe they send you a confirmation letter by snail mail?

No, but apparently they are checking the credit card address against the given billing address, which is optional for 'small' charges to a credit card. So unless you have a US address registered against your credit card you can't use it for WOW US!

Euro pre-orders are announced on the 26th, with all people who pre-order getting 'early access' to the beta. How early, who knows! Frankly I'd rather pay a bit more money and play on the US servers, from what I've been hearing about the state of the EU servers! Terrible network connectivity, poor customer services, lags in updating, etc.

 

[L0stS0ul]

Frankly I'd rather pay a bit more money and play on the US servers, from what I've been hearing about the state of the EU servers! Terrible network connectivity, poor customer services, lags in updating, etc.

Yeah i mean they STILL havent got an english community manager in place yet

 

[Tallen]

No, but apparently they are checking the credit card address against the given billing address, which is optional for 'small' charges to a credit card. So unless you have a US address registered against your credit card you can't use it for WOW US!

Euro pre-orders are announced on the 26th, with all people who pre-order getting 'early access' to the beta. How early, who knows! Frankly I'd rather pay a bit more money and play on the US servers, from what I've been hearing about the state of the EU servers! Terrible network connectivity, poor customer services, lags in updating, etc.

Who is running the EU servers?

 

[Tinu]

Who is running the EU servers?

Blizzard, based in france.

 

[inactionman]

Blizzard, based in france.

Nuf said, the french aren't exactly reknowned for their customer service!

 

[Sky]

Not only no Community Manager for the English, but also no translated servers yet either.

 

[Ethiraseth]

No, but apparently they are checking the credit card address against the given billing address, which is optional for 'small' charges to a credit card. So unless you have a US address registered against your credit card you can't use it for WOW US!

But can't you just buy gamecards? that way you won't have to use your creditcard and blizzard can't check wether you're from the US or not.