Help for overseas troops


Crim_Fletch

 

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I have a friend who wants to donate several hundred game time codes to the troops, but if they are playing from overseas (non US) locations, what happens? I've heard many many people complaining about EU server woes and I'm concerned whether it will work or not.

If they sign up for a North American account and use the cards, will they function normally or will it throw a hairball based on the IPs they come from?


 

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Physical location doesnt matter. If they want to play on the NA servers while based in Europe then it is easily possible. Long as they make a NA account and use a NA time code then it should be fine. Just make sure the CoH update launcher reads

"C:\Program Files\City of Heroes\CohUpdater.exe"

instead of

"C:\Program Files\City of Heroes\cohupdater.eu.exe"

That is what is needed to get to either the NA or the EU servers. Just as long as their accounts are marked as the correct one, it should work fine for them.


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Quote:
Originally Posted by EU_Damz View Post
Physical location doesnt matter. If they want to play on the NA servers while based in Europe then it is easily possible. Long as they make a NA account and use a NA time code then it should be fine. Just make sure the CoH update launcher reads

"C:\Program Files\City of Heroes\CohUpdater.exe"

instead of

"C:\Program Files\City of Heroes\cohupdater.eu.exe"

That is what is needed to get to either the NA or the EU servers. Just as long as their accounts are marked as the correct one, it should work fine for them.
Thanks!


 

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In fact the EU servers are stationed in US now, since a while back. As Damz said, just make sure what account it is, EU or NA and get time for the correct one and it should work fine.