Runes of Magic US / AU

Note: ON TOP OF GREAT ANALYSIS AND IDEA, THERE IS IRONY IN HERE! IF YOU CAN'T BEAR IT... PASS ALONG :p

So we are now Europeans in the eyes of Froggy. We now get the wonderful sales they have (30% off) and have the chance to read their shallow (almost content-less) and quite infantile Flo and whoever... (let's say we are far from Swag's podcast in term in content, relevance and general interest)

So I understand, and I think you'll agree, we get the downside of being Europeans (except we don't have to bear Berlusconi and unemployment is not at 50% for youngsters:p).

How 'bout the positive also? Couldn't we have this Score for more program for example? http://www.runesofmagic.com/en/news,id7386,score_more.html infos here

I get a feeling that if FEU doesn't start to show a little respect to his new colonial customer, we'll see an eTea Party (that term refers to the real tea party (the one in Boston on December 16, 1773), not the recent (and largely populist) brew!)
Note: for those who didn't listen in school (or are not american) and have no clue what I talk about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party

Thx Dionaea for the info, great to see there is a communication line with FEU. (BTW, I didn't imply you guys where all European, but everyone in North American is not american, and I guessed not everyone in Canada knows about the original tea party (just like most american don't know about the hanging of Louis Riel or what's with the fact that the Canadian Constitution is called British North America Act :eek.

My problem with flo and andi is that that there a no information what so ever in that! The last two ones where on PvP. All they tell you is that you need to go to Varanas and do the PvP quest. Really? That's it? No specific (ex: it's NPC named X in the Class Hall that give you the quest named ...) Nothing on gear drop when you loose (or not); noting on those CS items that protect your gear. Nothing on the color system (if it still exist). Noting on the fact that there is a arena for individual or group PvP. Noting on the distinctions between PvP in PvP server and in PvE server (if any)..

Quoted from "Drakkarsdad;501097"

Um, excuse me.. If you were referring to the US, we are the United States of America. Canada is ALSO part of North America and lest we forget, so is Mexico (there are quite a few more if you google it).

The name of the country I was born and raised in has always been called The United States. Have they changed what this country is called in the 30 years since I graduated high school?

You see, what I was taught way back when, is that Canadians and Mexicans ARE American as well..

I was also taught that North America is a continent, not a country; same as South America, Africa, et. al.

Dude, you take things way to seriously (tought I was clear on the irony of the post). I'm aware the US is actually called United States of America (not The United States like you said BTW:p). Did you know Mexico is actually called United States of Mexico? But this has nothing to do with the substantive content of my post... Further, Mexican and Canadian are indeed american but english language lacks the disctinction unlike French where US are "Étatsuniens" and US+CAN+MEX are "Américains" (and actually with the size of land the USA stole to Mexico during the mid-1800's war it's a surprise we not all gringos) but I fail to see the relevance of that comment... I swear tho: Next time I'll say North-American and Yankee lol

Note: feel free to troll the post, I love discussion politics (but I'm affaird that'll get the post closed)

Excellent question martin! (but bad proposition)

Drakkarsdad: I hope you didn't find my last post offensive, it's really not my intent

Quoted from "GarySandstorm;501168"

All the pointless nationality trolling aside... I look forward to hearing the conclusion of whether we get the score for more and better sales. It has been a long debate of how FA and EU were different and how either side got "better deals" than the other, but since we are under the same roof now. Any "discrimination" for a lack of a better word between the 2 regions will be met with hostility. As usual the ball is in the hands of the Froggy's Suits.

No matter how much the Staff want us all to be happy, all the "Suits" see are $$

+1

I hope this kind of issues get resolved, 'cause I still really enjoy RoM but I see ever fewer people in the world (when not raiding with guildies or in Varanas). Just this week I spent quite some times gathering herbs to level my cooking between Dalanis and SJF. I did not enconter a single player during that time, not one (massivelly multiplayer you say :confused. It's not a criticism, it's an expression of the disappointment I feel about the direction this game is going. I remember when I was grinding in Limon (when cap was 62) and people where arguing about spots to farm the elite worms 'cause there where so many people around...

Quoted from "Kalvan;501316"

Two words: Bobby Hull.

Bobby Hull is Canadian (born in Ontario if my memory serves me well)

So do:
Waynes Gretzky, Bobby Orr, Gordie Howe, Mario "Le Magnifique" Lemieux, Maurice Richard, Patrick Roy (and or Martin Brodeur if you prefer), Mark Messier, Jean Beliveau, Jacques Plante, Doug Harvey, ...

But great american legends (IMO): John Leclair, Goaltender Tom Barrasso, Chris Chelios, Pat Lafontaine (we'll never know since he was injured so often but gathered over 145 points in a single season)

a hockey! looking forward to this sunday to go play at the local icering