Political segregation - banned countries

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NCSoft, I'm talking to you. If you've banned 1/3 of the world - SAY IT LOUD AND CLEAR.

I tried to register on your site and see message that it is MY problem: ""Please make sure that you are not blocking any web features and that plugins like Java or Flash are up-to-date."

BUT THIS IS LIE!

On this page I see that I live in wrong country.

You banned all these country for WHAT???

https://support.wildstar-online.com/hc/en-us/articles/217017366-Blocked-Countries

We appreciate your interest in WildStar.

Unfortunately, the North American and European version of WildStar is not available in the countries listed below.

You will not be able to login or create an account if you reside in one of the following countries:

Armenia
Azerbaidjan
Belarus
Cuba
Georgia
Iran
Kazahstan
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
North Korea
Russia
Sudan
Syria
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
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Okay, than DON'T BE CHICKEN, make region restriction here on Steam, that is easy.

Say I'm banned BEFORE I try to register on your site.

[Foulwind]

this is most likely out of ncsofts hands as these countries are most likely under sanction by the USA. if they do business wtih them, they lose theirs. your complaint is with the us government. or with the governments of those countries who are accused of human rights violations, national sovereignty violations etc etc.

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Originally posted by Foulwind:

this is most likely out of ncsofts hands as these countries are most likely under sanction by the USA. if they do business wtih them, they lose theirs. your complaint is with the us government. or with the governments of those countries who are accused of human rights violations, national sovereignty violations etc etc.

Why can I talk to you?? If that would be such sanctions for gaming industry, Steam would just ban all my country. Other companies that sell games don't care about sanctions. This is just games, you know, not oil drill equipment.

Why can I still use Origin, GOG, Uplay, Blizzard, and Steam itself?? That is ridiculous.

Okay, sanctions, all ex-USSR are evil, screw politics.

All I want from NCSoft and Steam is honest! Tell me "your country is banned" and "game not available in your region" BEFORE I try to play.

Honest, that's all we need in this situation. Because now it all looks bad. I think they got ♥♥♥♥♥ chicken manager who really hates USSR like senator McCain. So he silently banned all these countries just because he can.

[Foulwind]

talking is not a violation of sanctions nor is playing games as far as i know. so it is a bit strange. however doing some business and exchanging dollars is a violation depending on what the sanctions entail. i have heard of people get around it doing some things but i have no specifics. and ex USSR states are not evil, but the governments that run them tend to be on not so friendly terms with the USA. also just mentioning a country with a -stan will make americans think of terrorism. a lot of us are not very bright, the current president is a good indicator of that.

[Petrigo]

Still there is no info about banned countries in main game article. Why?!