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Topic # 81609 15-Apr-2011 09:47

I got an email today, accepted into the Age of Empires Online beta... Anyone else here joined it?

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Reply # 459055 15-Apr-2011 09:51

Joined it when announced last year. Still waiting for that invite..

Do whatever you want to do man.

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Reply # 459056 15-Apr-2011 09:51

Yes, I joined in last year, only got the invite today...

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Reply # 459109 15-Apr-2011 13:07

Just received the email invite.

Do whatever you want to do man.

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Reply # 459123 15-Apr-2011 13:31

billgates: Just received the email invite.

Ditto, unfortunately, Games for Windows Live seems to think I'm based in America, and won't let me redeem the code :S

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Reply # 459126 15-Apr-2011 13:34

It is actually based on your Windows Live account location...

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Reply # 459131 15-Apr-2011 13:39

freitasm: It is actually based on your Windows Live account location...

Yeah, for some reason why Windows Live account now thinks it's in the US even though, I've always said I'm in NZ (or Australia when I moved there). But apparently the gamertags get locked to a region and are never changeable (at least that's what the CSR I'm talking to now says).

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Reply # 459138 15-Apr-2011 13:53

nigelj:
freitasm: It is actually based on your Windows Live account location...

Yeah, for some reason why Windows Live account now thinks it's in the US even though, I've always said I'm in NZ (or Australia when I moved there). But apparently the gamertags get locked to a region and are never changeable (at least that's what the CSR I'm talking to now says).

that's true. when I brought my 360 from the UK I couldn't buy stuff in NZD, only in GBP. I had to start a whole new gamertag to be registered in NZ. (not a big deal at the time since I had hardly bought any DLC)

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Reply # 459143 15-Apr-2011 13:55

Another reason why region-locked DRM sucks big time...

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Reply # 463808 29-Apr-2011 18:57

posted this by mistake in wrong thread, but

Ive had problems getting to put my beta key in. Im locked to NZ like the above poster and so cant proceed with the process!

Anyone know how to get around this? really wanna play!

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Reply # 463816 29-Apr-2011 19:09

funkmeister: posted this by mistake in wrong thread, but

Ive had problems getting to put my beta key in. Im locked to NZ like the above poster and so cant proceed with the process!

Anyone know how to get around this? really wanna play!

Cheers

In that case I deleted my reply in the other thread, which was:

Create a new Windows Live account & gamertag, with your current country set correct, redeem the key, e-mail the AOE Community team (e-mail address in your original e-mail), tell them what happened, tell them your new and old gamertags, and ask them to switch the eligibility to login to the new gamertag.