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Gamer Segregation: It's about time to do away with it

As Blizzard announces that the Battle.net servers for Starcraft 2 will be split by region, Classy Gamer elaborates on the problem of "Gamer Segregation".
We interact and play on a globalized internet that allows us to connect with other gamers all over the world in a matter of seconds, but some game developers still stubbornly split their communities with antiquate regional barriers.

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Saeveth5114d ago

Being all grouped together, and the auto-translator, in FFXI was definitely the best aspects of the game.

Chadness5114d ago

Agreed. Some of the biggest highlights of my time with that MMO for me were the interactions I had with Asian players. If you'll allow a generalization, they're much nicer than Western players, for the most part.

Abriael5113d ago

@Chadness: it was definitely one of the most rewarding aspects of the game. I look forward to find the same community in Final Fantasy XIV.

Myst5113d ago

I agree, it worked quite well to which was honestly a surprise to me back when I first started. It's kind of a shame that gamers are being split still, though I'm assuming it's due to lag issues and what not? If not then I wonder why...

Abriael5113d ago

Lag due to location is a thing of the past. At the moment any lag one may encounter is a matter of quality of the phone lines and speed of his provider, that can be a problem whether you live across the road from the server or in another continent.

There are plenty games with worldwide servers that have no lag issues, so that's just a lame excuse

Bereaver5113d ago

The problem with that is that there are different licenses for different areas. Not only that, but some areas are cheaper, you could import for a cheaper price. Try to get that game into China. It's gonna be hard :p.

Abriael5113d ago

That's not really an excuse, several developers manage to host world-wide servers for their games, so it's plenty doable, if the will to do it is there.

if china is a problem, they can simply make some chinese-only servers, leaving the rest of the world without barriers.

Raz5113d ago

Money, money, money. In order, this is: 1)The reason for everything; 2)What everyone wants; 3)Why the world is completely f^cked up.

Splitting online play into regions probably has something to do with it - license fees or something similar. It's also why Hitler started WWII; he needed to get people's minds off the economy.

Filthy lucre...

Abriael5113d ago

@Raz: exactly, having worldwide servers simply costs more, for several reasons.

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The Milkman5114d ago

Yes, I wish they would just advance the auto-translator and then we will be good. FFXI auto-translator was great but they could make it better so we could have a more clear conversations with others.

Abriael5113d ago

It was a bit limited, but still, I think it was one of the best of it's kind, actually, it was more unique than "best" :D
I'm actually curious to see if they'll go the same route with FFXIV or they'll change it completely. I guess we'll have to see.

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.

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Indie hit Dredge is getting its own movie adaptation

Rob Webb of KnowTechie writes: We're still waiting on the details, but this video game adaptation promises to be seriously creepy.

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The INDIE Live Expo 2024 event is to feature over 100 game titles

INDIE Live Expo, Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series , will debut never-before-seen games & content updates across more than 100 titles on May 25th.