VPN to Access in case of rolling release?

@l-dcomen9-l If you look around the MS store in different locations everything points to the midnight 20th March GMT, so there's no point in using VPN.

Official response was during the Inside Xbox show. It was said, clear as day. Releasing in different parts of the world, and also noted that it will likely be a 48 hour midnight-oil situation at Rare, to make sure everything goes smoothly.

Given the betas, I don't see this being flawless, however.

I watched back on Inside Xbox, it was not mentioned there.
However it was mentioned in another video. I am positive. I don't recall, but it was.

https://youtu.be/0h1HP5u7Onc?t=6m47s

6m47s: Here ya go.

Mind the incoherent jumbling of information regarding. I know what I hear, and read, but sometimes the numbers get a bit mixed. It all makes it in the same ballpark.

@thetimone I do my best.

@daphonic said in VPN to Access in case of rolling release?:

@zeo said in VPN to Access in case of rolling release?:

https://youtu.be/0h1HP5u7Onc?t=6m47s

6m47s: Here ya go.

This Confirms it launches same time for Everyone. The way he says it, it Launches different times for everyone, because 12:00 AM GMT is different for everyone in the world. This does not sound like rolling Starts at all. It sounds like when they launch it, It will be same time for everyone, just Different Times around the World.

You seem to have missed the part where he suggest that they will be watching the game throughout everyone's own time-zone specific release. He doesn't say specifically, but it is implied that it wont be a massive drop.

Why would you want it to be..? I'll likely be playing in the AM sometime, my time, to be well rested, and ready to pirate.

Only because I expect there to be some major hang-ups in the release... ESPECIALLY if they are doing a bomb-drop release.

I don't suggest they do this, because of the massive volume of players that will immediately flood their servers.

I respect the reason behind wanting it to launch this way, though, as well.

@l-dcomen9-l A rolling release is fine, but it does not mean servers will go live at that immediate moment. They could do a rolling release for updates and start the servers at the exact same time for everyone. I would have assumed they would have tested this rolling release during stress tests or beta roll out to make sure they did not have issues.

With that said you also need to know where you purchased the game from, what continent/store before you just jump on board the VPN train.

For example, I play a game called Dead By Daylight. There was a DLC release in Aus that was a rolling release. A player had to have someone from that Country purchase the dlc for them in order to play on console. This may have been region locked, but I am unsure about that.

Just because you have a VPN does not mean that you will be able to play immediately upon launch.

This game seems to be about fairness so I would assume the servers will go live for everyone.

BTW, my Microsoft store purchase says available March 19th..... That could mean download that could mean one set time and my timezone is still on the 19th? Or it could mean I can play it on the 19th when the servers go live.

Before freaking out about it wait until the devs/MS says how it will be launched officially.

@nightmare247365 New Zealand doesn't need 17 hours to update ahead of the US for a same server start time. What do the poor saps in the US do when they go live at 12AM edt & NOW they have to update? Do they hold up the servers even longer for the last region in to get a "fair start"? I can imagine people would be out for blood at that point, lol. Remember, New Zealand has been sitting on it for 17 hours after release waiting for eastern US in your scenario.

This is a rolling release. When the game becomes available in your region, the servers will be live (barring any issues). VPN is another issue. Hope it works. I'm ready to give it a shot at 7AM edt on 3/19 & see.

@platypuserotica I will look for it. I'm sure VPN to circumvent pricing is against TOS & EULA, but not sure about playing a copy bought in proper region if there are no region locks (meaning I live in US and bought from the US marketplace - hardly "play Anywhere" with region locks). And I'm sure a topic with a title such as this wouldn't escape admin. Wouldn't it be locked/removed?
*edit for clarity

@platypuserotica I'm planning to use the extra time to relax & select my pirate, Arr! I think worst case is that it doesn't work, otherwise, if you are playing a legit copy, I think you're good. Does anyone have a definitive answer?

VPN doesn't work. Unlock times are set by the store and region where you made your purchase. VPN would give you access to the servers but it would not unlock your license.

@x1-two So, if I bought a copy in US yesterday, flew to NZ in time for local launch, you're telling me that Microsoft's own policy of play any retail Xbox One game on any Xbox One in any country goes right out the window & it would not work? Forgive me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like your describing region-lock, which the xbox one does not have.

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@x1-two So, if I bought a copy in US yesterday, flew to NZ in time for local launch, you're telling me that Microsoft's own policy of play any retail Xbox One game on any Xbox in any country goes right out the window & it would not work? Forgive me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like your describing region-lock, which the xbox one does not have.

It very much has a region lock on its store, digital licenses unlock at 0:01 AM of the region you bought it from. If you got your license from cdkeys your game won't unlock until it is midnight in the US. Sure, if you have a physical copy you can use that the moment the servers go live. Assuming the game was sold before its street day.

@pigeonman-beam Ok, update last post to include bringing your Xbox from the US along with you, how does that go now?