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OrionBlue
28-02-2005, 12:42 PM
Hi :)
Does anyone know when World of Warcraft is coming to South Africa or how to purchase the game outside south africa so that we can create an account on the American Servers? I have been playing on the beta servers of Korea and Europe but that didn't last long.
Plz Reply.... Desperate to play the game
Gaz{M}
28-02-2005, 01:43 PM
Best you quit now while you aren't totally and hopelessly addicted. I have a friend in UK who spends 9 hours a day playing. He's lost weight and stopped going outdoors. Wouldn't want a mybroadband member going down that way too.. I've heard you need an American bank account to play.
louisp
28-02-2005, 02:01 PM
Game addiction can be a problem!!
Go check out this site, www.nickyee.com
He has done a whole study on MMMORPG's.
:)
Chris
28-02-2005, 06:16 PM
www.worldofwarcraft.co.za
peered95
28-02-2005, 08:48 PM
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FireFLi
01-03-2005, 12:09 PM
I play on european servers, they have accepted my SA credit card, that said I am still in my 1 month free period. Will keep you updated. Beware though the latency has gone to pot recently, so maybe take Gaz's advice b4 it's too late. :p
Decotey
01-03-2005, 11:44 PM
Log on to gundam.za.ethereal.web.za with your IRC client and join #tfrwow. They running a nice free, local WoW server with around 120 players atm. Just ironing out the bugs as they go along.
Chris
02-03-2005, 06:30 AM
I think the mods should edit your post - it is illegal to do such activity.
FireFLi
02-03-2005, 07:40 AM
How South African :eek: was only a matter of time :(
Centurious
06-03-2005, 10:45 AM
Yes WoW could turn out to be just as addictive as Ultima Online is yet I suppose it could keep one out of mischief and also will save you money as whenever you go out you spend spend and spend some more. As long as you keep a normal lifestyle such as working from 8 - 5 everyday then come home and clean up your place, cook some supper then nail some WoW you shouldn't really run into any trouble. However when you do get addicted to this game or any game for that matter, you tend to not get other important things done. Make sure you get those important things done before you start hitting the game.
There is a local server which is hosting WoW called The Forgotten Realm or TFR. To connect to this server you will need to get a free account. This can be done by joining #the_forgotten_realm on snow.shadowfire.org in IRC and asking for one. Once you have the account you may need to modify a few things in your WoW folder (add a few script files here and there as well as some patches). Ask around in the channel for directions to a website explaining further as to how your game needs to be modified in order to play on TFR.
Good luck and don't get toooo addicted ;)
Razer0
07-03-2005, 03:24 PM
I disagree Dominic, you might as well be saying that the mods delete all of the wifi threads seeing as what theyre doing is illegal.
I for one tried 2 of the many local servers popping up but they are just too laggy and buggy.
After running around Kalimdor for about 6hrs and finding NOTHING but scenery, I realised it was probably the most wasted time of my life ever... Just because its free and local doesnt mean to say its enjoyable.
Darric
07-03-2005, 03:35 PM
Just because its free and local doesnt mean to say its enjoyable.
Amen.
Darric
eye_suc
07-03-2005, 04:22 PM
120 people in TFRWoW running around doing nothing? I'm sure its better than that :P As for the lag, surely they wont play if the lag is too great. Any people from TFRWoW who wish to clarify this?
Razer0
07-03-2005, 07:30 PM
Im afraid I cant assure anything from the TFR realm but playing on the others there were:
a) little or no quests
b) little or no skills available (or ones that worked)
c) could not group with other players, therefore no exp sharing
d) kept getting kicked out of the game
If anything it was like sitting in IRC but with some eye-candy
Chris
12-03-2005, 07:30 PM
Anyone that can post me a copy of the Open Beta Client [Cape Town]....please PM me.
Decotey
13-03-2005, 01:26 AM
Not sure about open beta. I think WoW has already officially launched, Ive got a copy thats 4 cds. If your in JHB we could organise something
tehavatar
30-06-2007, 12:55 AM
http://sarealm.servegame.com/
Simply the best
tehavatar
30-06-2007, 12:57 AM
I disagree Dominic, you might as well be saying that the mods delete all of the wifi threads seeing as what theyre doing is illegal.
I for one tried 2 of the many local servers popping up but they are just too laggy and buggy.
After running around Kalimdor for about 6hrs and finding NOTHING but scenery, I realised it was probably the most wasted time of my life ever... Just because its free and local doesnt mean to say its enjoyable.
Things have evolved from laggy bugged servers my friend :)
Check out http://sarealm.servegame.com/
98% Blizzlike, with the exception of the timely events that happen on official.
Razer0
30-06-2007, 10:57 PM
lol wow, I posted that 2 years + 3 months ago.
tehavatar
02-07-2007, 12:07 AM
lol wow, I posted that 2 years + 3 months ago.
o.O Google is out of date ;)
Seriously now. . .emu wow has evolved, and no it isnt "illegal"
The only thing that i illegal is the downloaded client. So buy it.
wowjunkie
10-04-2008, 06:54 AM
o.O Google is out of date ;)
Seriously now. . .emu wow has evolved, and no it isnt "illegal"
The only thing that i illegal is the downloaded client. So buy it.
yeah the wow emu server have changed quite a bit,
using the latest db and server build you can actually get a good gaming experience from the new servers.
have a look at the one below too
ronald911
22-09-2008, 06:57 PM
Best you quit now while you aren't totally and hopelessly addicted. I have a friend in UK who spends 9 hours a day playing. He's lost weight and stopped going outdoors. Wouldn't want a mybroadband member going down that way too.. I've heard you need an American bank account to play.
My Lifestyle and routines:
School everyday Mon-Fri from 8:00-2:30, do homework if I have any. Depending on the Wind, i go for a surf after school.
I get home then sit on my pc for +- 2 hours, doing facebook, mail, myadsl and sometime WOW.
Weekends: Go to the beach at 6:30AM.
Surf for about 1-3 hours (depending how the waves is and the wind--East wind make the waves awful)
I really play WOW seldomly mostly only if i dont have anythin else to do, like writing this :p.
KIff
GuileX
27-09-2008, 11:12 AM
Hi everyone, some of you guys may know REAPER-X mangos forums and the cool uploads they have to create your own server,
Well these guys have there own server up and running, and they have just started so the population is still low but that's why i am posting here so for any who are interested.
The site is http://www.wowaddicts.info/. just take a look at it its so much fun and GM,s are so helpful they even fix quests, as i have seen on savortex that the gm,s didn't even fix the quests anymore, and also i see that vortex doesn't exist anymore. Just try this one out guys its so much fun.
http://www.wowaddicts.info/
http://www.wowaddicts.info/
Its Reaper-X,s own server. So the support,s gonna be awesome
louisp
29-09-2008, 11:30 AM
Well, I have heard a rumour that we will soon link a local server to the Pretoria Wireless Network. PTAWUG.
That means that all the ppl connected to this free network in Pretoria, Centurion and Jo'burg will have access to a local WOW server... and the bandwidth is for free!!!!! and latency will be well below 100ms!!!
:)
Watch this space!!
Devill
29-09-2008, 11:33 AM
Well, I have heard a rumour that we will soon link a local server to the Pretoria Wireless Network. PTAWUG.
That means that all the ppl connected to this free network in Pretoria, Centurion and Jo'burg will have access to a local WOW server... and the bandwidth is for free!!!!! and latency will be well below 100ms!!!
:)
Watch this space!!
Now that would be awesome :D
PsyWulf
29-09-2008, 11:42 AM
Topic revival alert
Sidenote: Emu servers suck ass. End
Matosha
07-08-2009, 06:46 PM
Brand NEw. http://hexsa.game-host.org
new SA private wow server. quite up too date, and have next to none bugged quests. Really good.
GTFO! Go legit or go home you scouser.
Greetings,
http://wow.cs.wits.ac.za
World of Warcraft server that is hosted in South Africa => => => hence average latency is 15-50ms :)
Fully scripted instances and quests to be Blizz-Like
hope to see you there :)
wilson44
16-06-2010, 10:54 PM
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noswal
16-06-2010, 10:59 PM
Strange thread.... updated with a couple of posts every year...three with this one :p
wilson44
16-06-2010, 11:18 PM
Well I have noticed that WoW servers arnt around for long don't know why though.
Well I have noticed that WoW servers arnt around for long don't know why though.
You mean illegal WoW servers aren't around long....it's because they suck and get reported. :)