Can't login to Mabinogi (or any of Nexon's websites for that matter)

[Faux Caliburn]

So recently I've been having this issue where I can't get into Mabinogi. I'm also having an issue where I can access Nexon's websites but I can't login into them. Idk if those two issues are related, so I'll address them separately below.

1) On my dekstop specifically (which is what I use for gaming), I cannot login to any of Nexon's game websites. I can access the rest of the website just fine, but as soon as I try to login, the login page kinda just...fails to load. As in, it times out/fails to respond. I tried googling this issue, and some people have said that it's a Google Chrome problem. However, it persists even when I use Firefox. Strangely enough, I can access their websites AND login just fine on my old crappy laptop as well as my tablet, both of which run Google Chrome. So it seems to be an issue that their websites have with my desktop specifically. I've restarted my computer multiple times, and restarted my router a few times, but the issue seems to keep popping up, so I have no idea what to try next

2) I have Mabinogi downloaded on both Steam and the Nexon Launcher. On both platforms, I've been having an issue where after launching the game, the client opens up, but it lands me on Mabinogi's OLD login screen. (For those of you who haven't been playing for as long, all of Nexon's games used to have you login directly through the client, rather than having you login through a launcher or Steam so that you're already logged in when the client opens). And, of course, this old login screen just doesn't work. It won't take my email or PW even though I type both in correctly. I've fixed the issue on the Nexon Launcher by setting the Launcher to always Run as Administrator. However, this fix doesn't seem to work for Steam, as I still get the old login screen when launching from Steam.

3) So I fixed the issue with the Nexon Launcher, and I now get the standard login screen for Mabinogi where it just has a Start Game button, and an Exit button. However, when I click the Start Game button, all I get is a popup that says "unknown error", with no other information. I've tried googling this issue and I basically haven't found any solutions. I have no idea what this error means and no idea how to fix it.

So TL;DR is I can't login to any of Nexon's websites on my desktop, even though they work fine on my laptop and tablet. I can't login to Mabinogi through Steam because the client lands on an old/outdated login screen rather than the screen with the Start Game Button. And I can't login to Mabinogi through the Nexon Launcher because the Start Game button gives me an "unknown error" popup.

I've tried repairing the installation for Mabinogi on both Steam and the NX Launcher, as well as just flat out uninstalling and reinstalling. Neither have worked, and I haven't found any real solutions on Google. If anyone has any experience with these issues, I'd appreciate any advice you can give me, cuz I'm not sure what to try next.

And yeah, I understand that everyone here probably uses the Steam version so no one has experience with the NX Launcher. I'm just trying to post this thread on as many forums as I can, since I can't post on the official forums at the moment (I've never used Mabinogi's official forums, so they have to approve my first thread before it can be posted....and it's taking a while for them to approve it)

EDIT: The "Run As Administrator" fix has stopped working for the Nexon Launcher. So I'm now back to square one where both the Steam and Launcher versions end up with me on the old login screen.

[Arolust]

Now thats a thinker.

Lets see, my first thought is its something blocking a domain, like anti-virus with web protection, or something like a Circle with disney setup that blocks (doubt its that, but my niece and nephew will never know muhahahaha). Which would be blocking the direct hidden login and thus redirects you to a default. Second thought was your time on your pc could be wrong (but that would basically effect all websites though... and its kinda an old thing that doesnt happen anymore).

Then theres the googled results, stuff about changing your MTU (traditional mabi lag fix people useto/do use). Which i also highly doubt is an issue even if you did it.

Im heavily leaning towards there being software on your desktop blocking/interrupting stuff. You could try booting in safe mode with networking and see if you can reach the websites that way to test.

[Mr. Moyer]

FYI I am having the same issue. I am a BRAND NEW player, just tried logging in for the very first time and I get to the login screen and it says "Account has been banned. To file an appeal visit the Nexon support website... blah blah blah." How is my account banned when I haven't even got past the login screen yet?