Culdee Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 (edited) This isn't necessarily a bug per say but a very huge inconvenience if one is living in China and trying to enjoy Politics & War: When I go to the market in-game to buy coal, and get 'randomly' selected to 'verify' my identify as a human, I get re-directed to the 'Unlock Trading Ability' verification page: https://politicsandwar.com/nation/trade/unlock/ Okay fine. It's good to verify oneself as a human, but here is the problem: the verification active content thingy embedded in the webpage is from GOOGLE. Google and everything affiliated with Google is blocked in China: google.com google-analytics.com When I get to the verification page, the embedded verification object thing never loads. Ever. It can't, which means I'm not permitted to buy anything from the market until I complete the verification. Hence, every time I need to buy resources off the market, it's often a catastrophic inconvenience because I need to buy goods while they're cheap, between blockades during a war, or I'm reaching my minimum and need to top up before I run out and pay my steel mill workers overtime to do nothing. Can we just switch the verification object to something NOT Google affiliated? Thaaaaaaaaaaaat be great. Edited May 2, 2016 by Culdee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimitri Valko Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 The Google captcha won't load for me, either (I have to use a browser infected by a virus), so switching it to something else would be beneficial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormrideron Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Stigma on chinese is real. I think Sheepy supports Donald Trump... Secretly... Anyway, try Firefox? Or Waterfox? Both are good browser and works like charm. They also hardly get infect with viruses and they functions almost like google chrome with add-ons. Quote Commander-in-Chief of Svalbard Island Badassery Rating: 100% / Popularity Rating: 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Alex Posted May 2, 2016 Administrators Share Posted May 2, 2016 Interesting predicament, I was unaware they were that strict in China. I presume using some sort of proxy is not an option? Quote Is there a bug? Report It | Not understanding game mechanics? Ask About It | Got a good idea? Suggest ItForums Rules | Game Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techcraft2 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 (edited) I think that a proxy/VPN would work. There are some good free ones I hope you can download from China. If not, ask some friends, I guarantee you will have at least one who has a VPN set up. Edited May 3, 2016 by Techcraft2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culdee Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 (edited) Stigma on chinese is real. I think Sheepy supports Donald Trump... Secretly... Anyway, try Firefox? Or Waterfox? Both are good browser and works like charm. They also hardly get infect with viruses and they functions almost like google chrome with add-ons. I've tried IE 11, the latest version of Firefox, and Chrome. The verification module cannot load regardless of the browser used. Interesting predicament, I was unaware they were that strict in China. I presume using some sort of proxy is not an option? A proxy is a very inconvenient option. Beijing is cracking down on proxies too now, and are getting very good at blocking them as well. There are only certain 'windows' of time during the day that a proxy works (very early in the morning China time). During the evening, proxies/VPNs are so slow they cannot even connect most of the time---including paid VPNs such as ExpressVPN. The bottom line is that proxies only provide the minimum needed to play the game, but at a huge inconvenience. If proxies/VPNs weren't available, then P&W wouldn't be playable at all, at least concerning trade/markets which I consider an essential component. Edited May 3, 2016 by Culdee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Alex Posted May 3, 2016 Administrators Share Posted May 3, 2016 I've tried IE 11, the latest version of Firefox, and Chrome. The verification module cannot load regardless of the browser used. A proxy is a very inconvenient option. Beijing is cracking down on proxies too now, and are getting very good at blocking them as well. There are only certain 'windows' of time during the day that a proxy works (very early in the morning China time). During the evening, proxies/VPNs are so slow they cannot even connect most of the time---including paid VPNs such as ExpressVPN. The bottom line is that proxies only provide the minimum needed to play the game, but at a huge inconvenience. If proxies/VPNs weren't available, then P&W wouldn't be playable at all, at least concerning trade/markets which I consider an essential component. I'm kind of in limbo here - I'm not sure what to do. Changing from Google to a different captcha would likely inconvenience everyone else that plays the game, because they would no longer be the easy point and click captchas, they would require typing in funny letters and numbers, etc. I'll try and brainstorm a solution, in the meantime, I apologize for the inconvenience. Quote Is there a bug? Report It | Not understanding game mechanics? Ask About It | Got a good idea? Suggest ItForums Rules | Game Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Polo Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 This isn't necessarily a bug per say but a very huge inconvenience if one is living in China and trying to enjoy Politics & War: When I go to the market in-game to buy coal, and get 'randomly' selected to 'verify' my identify as a human, I get re-directed to the 'Unlock Trading Ability' verification page: https://politicsandwar.com/nation/trade/unlock/ Okay fine. It's good to verify oneself as a human, but here is the problem: the verification active content thingy embedded in the webpage is from GOOGLE. Google and everything affiliated with Google is blocked in China: google.com google-analytics.com When I get to the verification page, the embedded verification object thing never loads. Ever. It can't, which means I'm not permitted to buy anything from the market until I complete the verification. Hence, every time I need to buy resources off the market, it's often a catastrophic inconvenience because I need to buy goods while they're cheap, between blockades during a war, or I'm reaching my minimum and need to top up before I run out and pay my steel mill workers overtime to do nothing. Can we just switch the verification object to something NOT Google affiliatedc Thaaaaaaaaaaaat be great. Have you tried using a cell to play PW or does China crack down on that as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimitri Valko Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I'm kind of in limbo here - I'm not sure what to do. Changing from Google to a different captcha would likely inconvenience everyone else that plays the game, because they would no longer be the easy point and click captchas, they would require typing in funny letters and numbers, etc. I'll try and brainstorm a solution, in the meantime, I apologize for the inconvenience. Google captchas aren't as convenient as you think they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodo Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Google captchas aren't as convenient as you think they are.They aren't supposed to be. That's kind of the point. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Alex Posted May 3, 2016 Administrators Share Posted May 3, 2016 Google captchas aren't as convenient as you think they are. They are far more convenient than alternatives. Quote Is there a bug? Report It | Not understanding game mechanics? Ask About It | Got a good idea? Suggest ItForums Rules | Game Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culdee Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 I'm kind of in limbo here - I'm not sure what to do. Changing from Google to a different captcha would likely inconvenience everyone else that plays the game, because they would no longer be the easy point and click captchas, they would require typing in funny letters and numbers, etc. I'll try and brainstorm a solution, in the meantime, I apologize for the inconvenience. I gotcha. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. I just wanted to make this issue 'official' by putting here in the tech support forums for future consideration when designing verification methods. Hopefully a solution will present itself that provides the best of both worlds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 I'm kind of in limbo here - I'm not sure what to do. Changing from Google to a different captcha would likely inconvenience everyone else that plays the game, because they would no longer be the easy point and click captchas, they would require typing in funny letters and numbers, etc. I'll try and brainstorm a solution, in the meantime, I apologize for the inconvenience. Would it be possible to have one of each captcha and allow the game to accept input from ether or? Quote All hail Irken All hail the Tallest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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