drginger

*Puts on a Borat mankini*
Welcome to Europe - enjoy our nude beaches!

Wait, wait, wait. So, the Mittani is now upset because a statement of his (drunk trolling a potentially depressed EVE player) was shared with the rest of the world by Massively (even after several other major gaming sites had brought the story) ? What's the word I'm looking for ... KARMA !

"Can players still access the U.S. servers?
We have developed a plan that will allow European players to play on U.S. servers and vice versa. We will share more specific details regarding servers as available."

That's pretty much what I'm dying to find out. I really don't feel like logging back on my SK on a US realm, before I get confirmation that I can continue playing, without having to use ProSiebenSat.1.

@(Unverified) That's Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge to you, Earthling!

I'm perfectly fine with this. The combat system coupled with the BAMs will be plenty to keep me occupied.

Sad panda :'( I was looking forward to this game. Also, it sucks for the devs who were laid off.

To be perfectly honest, I thought he would get perma banned for what he did. If CCP is going to ban him and thereby attempt to set an example, then what's the freaking point of handing him a temporary ban. You either acknowledge that his actions were despicable and follow it up with a perman ban, or you announce to the world that CCP will tolerate a level of trolling that makes 4chan seem like a baby meetup group. In my humble opinion, there is no middle ground here.

@donweel I've been thinking the exact same thing. If the expansion doesn't reach the desired sales figures in the West, Blizzard has played it safe by selecting an Asian panda-theme to haul in mo' green from the East. BlizzCon 2013, hosted by Jackie Chan on Tiananmen Square. Main attractions will be Broodwar championship, StarCraft sound-a-like contest and 2 minute trailer of the first cash-shop mount post MoP release. Huānyíng ! ^ _ ^

@MrSquiggles Thanks for that link! I was wondering if En Masse would IP block European IPs from connecting to the US servers. I feel kinda sorry for the legitimate gamers in Russia/Asia/Africa who'll be unable to participate in the US/EU beta weekends, simply because En Masse has labeled people from this region as "cyber-criminals" :-( Russia in particular. Their strong hacker roster is simply a product of a long and solid math tradition ;-)

@j3w3l Cool, thanks a bunch.