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Professor Askew
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Um....did this fix the thread?
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Moiety Jean
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Joined: 06 Jan 2004
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Location: Seaaaaaattle
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| Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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Right now, for now, it did. 
It pleases me to see you footing about here, Prof.
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AztecConsulting
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Joined: 21 Oct 2006
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Location: Hurst, Tx
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:32 am Post subject: |
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Right now I have finally bought a Saxophone. An Alto Yamaha YAS-23! WOOT!
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Durin Mephit
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Joined: 29 Jan 2004
Posts: 3119
Location: Tigard, OR
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 2:14 am Post subject: |
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Right now, information from GameTap on how international support works.
At the GameTap forums, I wrote:
| Quote: | We really need clarification on this issue. Now. I am a US player myself, but I am posting this plea on behalf of international players...
As dredisantjdm33 mentioned, the "who can play GameTap" information in Support is not clear about what limitations exist. "Anyone with internet access with a broadband connection can play GameTap" tells a very different story from "Anyone with internet access with a broadband connection can play a small selection of GameTap's games; also, not all "Free" games are available to all international customers."
Here's what I've discerned on my own and from postings at other forums:
1. Contrary to what kmfrank suggested, some international people are unable to register for a free TapID (they are redirected to a page that still says GameTap is only available in the US and Canada only). Without a TapID, these same people are also unable to post on these forums to explain their problem and ask for help. For example, I know of at least one person in Israel who is unable to register for a TapID.
2. When I check the "Free Play" / "Free Games" section, all of the titles are listed as "Free until Jun 4." That's just 3 days from now. So, getting clarification now is urgent for people who want to play those specific games..
3. If I click most of the Free titles, there is a "Play Now" box with options to launch the game in either the "Lite" player or the "Deluxe" player. For some games, the Deluxe player is required. BUT: For at least one title in the Free games list, there is no option to launch the game AT ALL, although it is clearly in the Free games list. Is it in the list by mistake? (The title is Myst Online.)
4. It is not clear under what circumstances a TapID is required to play games. Is it required for all games? Or is it required just for games played through the "Deluxe" player, including the Free games that are only available through "Deluxe" ? Or are there other rules I haven't intuited?
I could ask more questions, but they're all derivative of the above concerns...
I hope for an answer soon! |
Dinah replied:
| Quote: | Marten - I can't answer all of the questions, simply because I don't know the answers. But I'll give it my best shot with the information I do know.
A TapID is required to play in the Deluxe Player, to play any online multiplayer (Challenge Lobby) games, and to participate in any community activity (making playlists, rating games, posting in forums, etc). So, if a game is playable by an anonymous person (iow, games playable in the Lite Player in solo mode), anyone in the world with a broadband connection can play it as long as our agreement with the publisher doesn't prohibit it.
As for MO:UL, we're working to fix the problem so that anyone in in the list of countries found on the Myst Online site can play the game for free, as they have been able to since we opened it to international users. That one is a bug.
If you live in one of the countries listed at Myst Online, you should be able to create a TapID and play all of the free games that can be played in your country (see licensing above).
We are working to provide Gold service to many countries internationally. In the mean time, we hope that the free games we offer provide a lot of fun.
I hope this at least begins to answer your questions.  |
Conclusions we can draw from the above:
* GameTap now has some free games
* Free games available in the "Lite" player do not require an account
* Free games available only in the "Deluxe" player require either a free (GameTap Green) or paid (GameTap Gold) account
* Not all countries are eligible to create free (GameTap Green) accounts
* Paid (GameTap Gold) accounts are still limited to only US and Canada for now
* Not all free games are available in all countries
* The intent of making Myst Online free until June 4 is only to make it free until that date for customers in the 14 precertified countries.
That's the state of things.
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janaba1
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Location: berlin, germany
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 5:37 am Post subject: |
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| Dinah wrote: | | If you live in one of the countries listed at Myst Online, you should be able to create a TapID and play all of the free games that can be played in your country (see licensing above). |
... still not possible to get a TapID.../shrug 
@ MJ and Prof. Askew: When I set the last post on page 152 I got an error message in return,
that's why I hit the submit button once again...
now there were two of this posts and so I deleted one of them, but the
page 153 was still there...lol...
I tell you this so that you know that there is no special damage in this thread for whatever reason...  |
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Moiety Jean
First Lady of the Great Tree
Joined: 06 Jan 2004
Posts: 1852
Location: Seaaaaaattle
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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Jana, there is a problem with this one thread where the first post on a new page causes an error message to occur on the new page, while the post appears on the end of the previous page. We haven't figured out why that is or been able to fix it yet (it hasn't been our first priority, to be honest  ). I'm sure we'll sort it out at some point.
For the record, I don't think we should worry about making posts just to fix the thread. If you have something to post, do so and it will fix the thread, but otherwise when the thread is broken the most recent post is at the end of the previous page. (I'm pretty sure that's how it's been working)
Yeah, we should fix it. 
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janaba1
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Location: berlin, germany
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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So, common let's fix this thread by some funny postings,
yeah, common let's fix this thread... fixing time is here...
...btw, additionally to the above post, I'd like to mention, that it is at least possible,
to post at the GameTap forum by logging in with our username and password
as I did it in the early afternoon (my time), but without the possibility to edit it...  |
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Cycreim
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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Right now, it's tough being a box but I'm livin' it up.
I'm finally getting around to documenting my schoolwork.
Also:
HI!
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janaba1
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Location: berlin, germany
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:31 am Post subject: |
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Right now I'm really impressed by this interesting gallery
and it's a great idea, this "Close to you" box
...love those stereoscopic pictures anyway very much...
the "Wheel Plant" is nice, too...
And the jumping spider is sooo cute!!! How did you manage to
get this nice and sweet view of it? |
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Erik
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Location: the Netherlands
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Right now, I've just solved Minkata! Yeah! |
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dcos
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| Right now Cyc just plain rocks |
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Eleri
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Marten wrote: | Right now, I am as confuzzled as MJ. I must have missed Eleri's post somewhere...  |
Wasn't you guys. Was something else.
Am feeling a hair bit better now but, well, you've probably all heard the news by now that Blade has been laid off, and will be out of a job as of July 31. This just doubled the amount of stress on the surface, and I can't afford to have Cavern stress, too.
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Moiety Jean
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Location: Seaaaaaattle
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Right now... oh noooo!
I hadn't heard that. Since the LJ Strikethrough I don't know where to get Eleri updates. I hope he can find a new place soon that will treat him right.
I'm so sorry for all your stress..
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CuzinJohn
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Joined: 09 Feb 2004
Posts: 775
Location: Note to self - fix Avvie and Sig Graphics...
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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Hugs to Eleri...
Manly hugs to Blade...
Lay-offs can suck. But without getting into a closed-door-open-window platitude, everyone I know who's been layed off (myself included), the resulting job situation has consistently been *much* better than the situation that layed us off.
And since I know YOU, Blade... I expect the same happiness for you.
Fingers are crossed, and as one Customer-Service type to another, let me know if I can do anything to help you out.
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janaba1
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Location: berlin, germany
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| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:17 am Post subject: |
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Right now big, big hugs from Germany to Eleri and Blade
And I say "Yeah that" to MJ and CuzinJohn!!! I couldn't have said it better
than the way they already did... May those wonderful words inspire you
both, Eleri and Blade, with confidence and a dashing courage |
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