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[CorySchmitz]

Whaaat damn. I wanted to play with the 8-4 bros.

 

[fates]

Wait wasn't Tri like this anyway? I know NA shared the server with South America but I don't remember being able to play with people in EU and Asia.

 

[ubersticky]

Oh come on...

 

[Principate]

I said that because I had heard this a while back:

Nintendo's 3DS games had region unlocked online, so I honestly doubt they cared enough to block it.

 

[FLAguy954]

Remember guys, this is CAPCOM'S FAULT/DECISION, not Nintendo's.

 

[chicagocubsfan]

Lol there's going to be like 30 people on.

 

[kpjolee]

Dang...that actually suck. I dont think it will be a major factor but still...

 

[LiK]

THIS IS BULLSHIT. The only Gaffers I wanna play with are in Japan/EU. Not buying this.

 

[Kai Dracon]

I love it how we collectively decide to blame Nintendo instead of Capcom

Yeah seriously.

Also, there should be a bigger outcry in general about this. Region locking for cooperative online multiplayer games is far too common from *all* developers.

Why haven't I been able to play Starcraft II with people in Europe for two years?

Nobody noticed the recent shit from Arenanet where they finally implemented server guesting in Guild Wars 2, except it's region locked? So Americans and Europeans cannot guest on one another's servers? Kinda defeats the purpose for many users.

 

[darkside31337]

Why would Capcom do this? How does Nintendo even allow this?

Seems so ridiculous.

 

[Ridley327]

I said that because I had heard this a while back:

It's possible that it is ultimately Capcom's decision to region lock servers, but it's worth it to point out that they're not the ones hosting the servers this time around.

 

[m0t0k1]

It was the same on wii, so no surprise for me. Was hoping this time would be different.

 

[entremet]

Capcom strikes again.

 

[Volcynika]

THIS IS BULLSHIT. The only Gaffers I wanna play with are in Japan/EU. Not buying this.

WHAT, I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS.

(._. )

 

[V_Ben]

...why. I wanted to play Monster Hunter online with a bunch of people :/

 

[MoogleWizard]

The good news for Wii U just keep coming. If I didn't know that things will pick up later this this year due to assured full first party support, I'd call it Vita 2.0 right now.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

It would be pretty messy to have people all over the world playing in the same server.

Honestly, I don't care.

 

[JustAnotherOtaku]

Awful decision. How many people are gonna be online for me to play with, at specifically the same time I'm on, in Europe given the current installed base?

 

[Bullza2o]

This sucks. I don't understand why they'd do this. I was hoping there's a "preferred region" multiplayer where most of the time they'll put you with people of the same region and on a rare occasion other regions.

 

[Other]

Not much point in me picking up the WiiU version of this now since pretty much everyone I was going to play with online lives in NA and I don't.

 

[ohlawd]

Wasn't it the same for MHT for the Wii? It's bullshit but eh I can deal with it.

 

[Mengetsu]

Wow...really? Half of GAF is from EU. Capcom plz.

 

[d0c_zaius]

SMF'nH NINTENDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH......and capcomz

 

[PhantomR]

Nintendo is hosting the servers for MH3U.

I've been playing Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart Wii, Smash Bros, Mario Tennis Open, et al online globally without issue.

It's not a "Nintendo hatez teh gamerrz" issue. Something else is at play here.

 

[DaBoss]

Yep, this. I totally hate it when I'm playing an online game versus some bloody wanker from England. Can't understand a bloody thing they say or type.

It's like no one in Europe can speak or type in English.

:/

That's a bit rude to say don't you think? Europe has multiple countries with multiple official languages. It is a shame though it would be hard for them to find people who speak their language. They should have an option to set play with people who speak your language, I think that would be a much better alternative than region-locked online now that I think about it.

 

[zroid]

the hell is this

 

[Pikawil]

Oh yeah, the answer's staring right in our faces:

 

[Emitan]

It would be pretty messy to have people all over the world playing in the same server.

Honestly, I don't care.

Then almost every online game is "messy".

 

[RyougaSaotome]

I own the Japanese version, but I was really excited to get to play with my US/EU GAF friends once it launched overseas.

This is a huge bummer. =/

 

[JoeFu]

WHAT, I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS.

(._. )

I'll play with you :3

 

[Sammy Samusu]

I remember telling people to GTFO in MH3 and some of them didn't understand shit. :lol

Thanks God we can kick players in MH3U.

 

[m0t0k1]

Wasn't it the same for MHT for the Wii? It's bullshit but eh I can deal with it.

Yes it was. In the beginning i was wondering why i always was in a lobby with Germans lol.

 

[cheststrongwell]

Japanese players are assholes and I don't want to play with a bunch of atheist commie Europeans, so this doesn't bother me.

 

[Other]

That's a bit rude to say don't you think? Europe has multiple countries with multiple official languages. It is a shame though it would be hard for them to find people who speak their language. They should have an option to set play with people who speak your language, I think that would be a much better alternative than region-locked online now that I think about it.

You completely missed the joke.

 

[cloudyy]

I've been playing Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart Wii, Smash Bros, Mario Tennis Open, et al online globally without issue.

It's not a "Nintendo hatez teh gamerrz" issue. Something else is at play here.

Nah, I believe Mario Tennis Open is region-locked too unless you play against friends. Maybe playing with friends isn't region-locked for MonHun too, only random is.

 

[liger05]

So back in the day I could play PSO on the dreamcast with anyone from around the world but in 2013 Capcom wont let me play MH with US or Japanese people. Thats BS

 

[schuelma]

The good news for Wii U just keep coming. If I didn't know that things will pick up later this this year due to assured full first party support, I'd call it Vita 2.0 right now.

Gaf is really I'm fine form tonight.

 

[Mafro]

It's Nintendo. Why is this surprising?

Cue the Reggie picture.

It's Capcom, actually.

 

[kobashi100]

Even worse 3ds version has NO online multiplayer.

Well the game was never online in Japan remember. Was always gonna be a stretch hoping capcom would add it in for western gamers.

and yes i know they did do this on Tri.

 

[MrDaravon]

I was thinking about getting this when I got a Wii U, and my one friend who is super into the series is in the UK Probably a dealbreaker for me honestly; I kind of expected the US population to be relatively low, so I figured being able to play with other regions would help make up for that. Doesn't MH have a PSO-esque thing where there is some sort of Simple Chat equivalent?

 

[Chopper Dave]

I didn't expect any different. I didn't understand why Tri really needed to be region locked either but it was.

 

[woodypop]

So back in the day I could play PSO on the dreamcast with anyone from around the world but in 2013 Capcom wont let me play MH with US or Japanese people. Thats BS

Man, those were the days. *sigh*

 

[Flame Lord]

There's always something.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Yes it was. In the beginning i was wondering why i always was in a lobby with Germans lol.

But Germans >>>

They have skill and good taste.

 

[cheststrongwell]

So back in the day I could play PSO on the dreamcast with anyone from around the world but in 2013 Capcom wont let me play MH with US or Japanese people. Thats BS

Yeah, and that was over the phone lines. The good ol days.

 

[Meelow]

https://twitter.com/imranzomg/status/299661805188423680

It was a Capcom decision, for the record.

 

[ohlawd]

https://twitter.com/imranzomg/status/299661805188423680

Should be in the OP.

 

[mclem]

It's Nintendo. Why is this surprising?

This is probably a Capcom thing more than a Nintendo thing. Probably - I'm guessing - to do with server stuff.

Edit: Heh, confirmed.

 

[ColonelSkills]

Capcom. Nintendo games have region-free multiplayer.

An odd thing to note, but this is the case:

LOCAL Multiplayer in some 3DS games is region-locked.

When my British buddy was visiting, we could not play local Mario Kart 7. Or Zelda 4 Swords, for that matter.

It was fucking stupid.

 

[Omikaru]

Probably means I'm not buying this. No way I'm solo'ing a MonHun game, and I doubt I'll ever find any European pals to play this with.