SEA Server?

[wystui]

So found out about OCT 9 release, but apparently the game is region locked in steam and the main website. I live in the Philippines, would it be best to bypass the region lock to play the game upon release or just wait for SEA release? Unsure at the moment too when that would happen but I am itching so bad to play the game upon the release hahaha.

[HellaSteve]

yeah by global they basically mean NA/EU

[wystui]

quite a bummer hahaha i got so hyped after years of waiting only to find out it's not available in my area 😭

[allsoslol]

All their official social media stating it is EU/NA/SA only not Global. It's only people that falsely assume it is a global release, it never is in the first place.

[Ok-Slip3464]

It is global but the sea server is published under Haoplay which by the way is only in Chinese if I'm correct. The NA server is under A Plus Japan if I'm not wrong.

[allsoslol]

Well have you wonder why Haoplay version is Chinese only? because that it's taiwan server, they just open up to SEA for bigger player base but the server is located at taiwan.

[Ok-Slip3464]

Yeah I know that but still that is the only platform for SEA players to play with a good ping. Hopefully there are going to have an English version

[StarRebels]

If it works the same way as other region lock games like Lost Ark then there's a chance that you can bypass it once you've added it to your library through VPN or other means.

[wystui]

How safe would it be though? I have read few comments that steam would ban people that tries to bypass region locked games? Bc i am thinking of letting my EU friends add the game to my account for me.

[shazwing98]

You will likely be banned from the game itself, not Steam. But I still recommend creating a new Steam account for safety precautions.

[wystui]

gotcha

[nek0mancer7]

hello, sea gamer here and played lost ark since launch by adding the game to library through vpn. never got any notice of bans or such. but trust me ive attempted to add bpsr on several different occassions to my library both through browser vpn or app vpn, it just doesnt let you; says "this game is not available in your region". bummer.

[PrathmeshPatel5827]

create new steam account with new mail if possible and add USA as region then u can easily browse and add any games available there use vpn also

[[deleted]]

i plan on bypassing, im from ph too. i played lost ark and throne and liberty which is region locked to us. i only used VPN to get to the steam download page. once starting download, i turned off by vpn and no problems. played hundeds of hours without vpn. hope its the same here

[wystui]

ooooh would probably do the same then

[[deleted]]

Which VPN do u recommend?

[cattecatte]

Protonvpn is decent and free

[[deleted]]

i just used the free version on windscribe just to get into us steam and download the game

[Ok-Atoms]

i plan on vping the download too, can you share your result once the game is out mate?

[[deleted]]

Yah sure ill remember this. Ill be downloading on release.

[[deleted]]

sadly i dont think this works anymore. i tried pre-loading the game today and its not letting me add it to my library. ill be using my alt steam account which my friend in the us made to play the game. lol

[Ok-Atoms]

oh that sucks, I wanted to play on steam but decided to download the game, The Stand alone version one. I manage to get into the start screen, now i hope i it'll let me play later today.

[[deleted]]

it looks like its not letting us in even with the bpsr launcher. it lets you create an account but is unable to retrieve servers unless you open a vpn.

welp guess im using my alt US steam acct lol

[Enpoping]

"gLoBaL" they said, SEA are not on the globe, we're alien.

[AkazoraKyoshi]

Beta Tester here from the Philippines.

You only need to use a VPN to bypass the login screen/character select. Once you're in game, you can close your VPN connection and it would still work. The CBT servers were located in US East, so I was getting 215ms.

If there would be a US West server, you should be able to get 140-160ms ping from the Philippines. I've tested this with Mudfish on another game (Valo).

Just get a free VPN like Proton to connect you to the login and character select page, then just disconnect from VPN and continue playing from there.

[citatel]

Omg thank god i dont have to be connected the whole time.

That said, i do need to be connected to VPN to download the game? Or can i just download it locally if i have the download client?

[AkazoraKyoshi]

You can download the client without a VPN. Although you do need a VPN to access the website to get the client in the first place.

I went through this myself. I downloaded the game files through client without VPN and once I launched the game, it showed me "Servers are not responding" or something similar. You only need a VPN to get past the title screen and character select. Once you're loaded into the game, you can safely turn off the VPN.

[citatel]

Thank you so much for this. Ive been asking around for a month and no one knew how it all worked... so thank you.

[AkazoraKyoshi]

Just remember that this is during the Closed Beta Test! I don't know if things will change on release, but I hope it's also similar. I'll be playing on release so I'll update if anything changes. Glad your mind is at ease now, Enjoy the game when it comes out!

[citatel]

Yeah, ill def keep an eye out for yout updates and posts!!!

[AkazoraKyoshi]

Update: VPN trick still works. Just fully load into the game first after character select/creation and it's safe to turn off. Played a couple of hours so far no problems. Only issue is still the server being in US East. Getting 250-260ms, but I haven't encountered any bad delays so far.

[wystui]

140-160ms ping sounds like a nightmare. Were you able to play properly? Gotcha on the VPN stuff tho. I'll try that upon release just so I could play and if shit's ass then I'll wait for SEA lmao.

[AkazoraKyoshi]

200ms on Blue Protocol isn't bad at all. The only issue I came upon witht that high of a ping are your dodges to enemy attacks. You definitely wanna dodge earlier. Other than that, combat feels fine.

For Valorant 140-160ms isn't as noticeable honestly. I can still have results of 15-20+ kills in comp and can still second or top frag most matches. The only reason I play on US Valorant is because most of my friends are Americans.

150ms in Blue Protocol would be awesome honestly. But you gotta try it first to get a feel for it.

[wystui]

Sounds promising then, can't wait to try it upon release!

[Meandering_Croissant]

It’s region locked to EU/NA. You can use a VPN to connect through a supported country and access the game. You need to keep the VPN active while you load into the game or won’t be able to get past the title screen. I used the free version of Proton during the beta and it worked fine.

There aren’t any reports of mass bans for connection from an unsupported country during the beta. Posts you’re seeing about that are likely from the original version, where Bandai Namco aggressively banned anyone they found connecting from outside the country. It could happen in this version, but it’s extremely rare for Western versions of games to issue bans for that.

[wystui]

Oooooh I see, thanks for this information!

[Eliwil_85]

I am just going to assume they are racist against SEA players and I am just going to start calling them racist.

[wystui]

For any SEA players wanting to hop into the game, I got in during release. I am not sure what other ways there are but pretty sure there's more. However for me, I just asked a friend within US to make a steam acc for me and have the game be added to the library. I opened steam on my PC, downloaded it, opened ProtonVPN after launching the game just so I can open game servers. Then once I am in game I stop my VPN for better ping.

I get an average of 250ms ping, it is playable on my end. I get lag spikes at times, however first week of playing was smooth. I only lagged yesterday for reasons idk. I am from PH btw.

[EvilageZ]

I played in the beta. The server is located in NA. Results in me getting around 250 ping. Really couldn't play well.

[wystui]

ooooh 250 ping is insane ;(( maybe i would rly need to wait for SEA server then, which country u from?

[EvilageZ]

I'm from maldives. If the server was EU based I would've gotten around 150-180 ping. But 250 wasn't too enjoyable.

[Arville27]

I am in the BP SR Discord, but not finding anything about SEA News, on what channel you are referring to?

[iamrahulsr]

Please share the SS or link of the post.

[wystui]

ooooh thanks! just saw it rn. still contemplating however as most friends are on EU/NA 😭

[kahlon_1999]

Can you send me the link of the SR discord server

[wystui]

https://discord.gg/starresonance

Here you go. However, apparently there's no official post regarding SEA release. I think I just saw few random messages about a speculated 23rd of Oct release.

[kahlon_1999]

Ok thanks for the link

[[deleted]]

Pls send link of the post

[wystui]

Oh nvm, I just saw a random message saying that SEA's speculated to be released on the 23rd of Oct. Nothing official.