in China

Jim_MatriX_cz

Guys, can you help me anyone?

Just arrived in China when D3 issued new update, which request download of the new client.
Problem is, that Google and also google play is not working in China... so I can not update and can not play the game.
As I am here for longer time, I am really unhappy...

My only idea is - Can anyone download the game including install file and share via some hosting web such wetransfer.com?
Or do you have any other idea?

Regards

Jiri aka Jim Matrix

Dayv

Have you tried via a wi-fi network, cellular, or both?

If both failed, you could look into a VPN service to run your connection through another country, but that might be blocked as well.

Jim_MatriX_cz

hello,

pages such facebook, youtube or google doesn't work in China, doesn't matter if you connect to internet via PC, cable, wifi, cellphone or tablet. Its still the same internet, going through China's firewall. So only way is VPN, I know.
Problem is, that even VPN is not working right now (I have my own due to my work). This should be my only hope.
I tryed some proxy changers such freegate.exe (I don't have administrator's rights to install SW to my laptop, so I can not use any more sofisticated software), which is working well i.e. for facebook, I can't connect to google play as I can't login because google thinks someone is breaking into my account and don't let me in without safety code sent by sms, which is i-dont-know-tinykitty-why arriving to my cellphone. So, I am knocking at the door but nobody want to let me in.
EDIT: I read the instruction completely and got the code from my cellphone google settings. So this is solved. Now working on getting to google play when connected via freegate.exe

I can not try to use any VPN/different proxy via cellphone or tablet, as I don't have a way how to install such software, because I can not connect to google play, which has such software... its a circle...

So... I think I know only 2 ways how to solve this - make my VPN working and hope google will not consider that as breaking to account or someone will download the game and upload somewhere where I can download it.

Question is, what is easier and quicker...

whitecat31

Jim,
Can you see this link or is it blocked?

Moderator edit: this thread is attracting spambots. Removing URLs from all posts, including those of legitimate users. -DayvBang

There is also software programs called Freegate, Ultrasurf, and Psiphon. Although I don't know how they will work for you.

Also another option, that is thinking outside the box, is to mail your device to a friend to update and have them mail it back.

Jim_MatriX_cz

Hi,

thanks for your effort to help me.
The problem seems to be elswhere - my connection is incretibly slow in any place of China - I tried 3 hotels and few free wifis in a few cities and transfer speed is incretible. Even skype is not working.
I suspected my laptop to be slow or damaged, but also my cellphone and chinesse tablet has the same problems.

I need to find the solution by myself...it will be obviously more complicated.

thank you anyway... I will let you know the solution soon (I hope, otherwise I will jump out of the window, speeds such 950 B/s are CRAAAZYY!)

Dayv

Large file transfers from US or even European servers to China are always going to be slower, even if bandwidth isn't an issue, due to the bandwidth delay product. Increased overhead and processing of a VPN can compound this. There are ways to improve this, but they're beyond the scope of this forum and you may not have enough access to these settings in your device or VPN application. Perhaps you can let it download while you sleep?

Jim_MatriX_cz

DayvBang wrote:

Large file transfers from US or even European servers to China are always going to be slower, even if bandwidth isn't an issue, due to the bandwidth delay product. Increased overhead and processing of a VPN can compound this. There are ways to improve this, but they're beyond the scope of this forum and you may not have enough access to these settings in your device or VPN application. Perhaps you can let it download while you sleep?

Yes, slower, understand your meaning... but I was at the same places year ago and have no difficulties, so I suspect Great Firewall of China, that improved a lot their efforts and managed to make communication with world out of China even harder...
Yes, you are right, I don't have administrators rights - employer doesn't allow this...
Yesterday I managed to download the APK file, but from different site. During the night connection improved a little.
Today, my brother helped me and uploaded the gamefiles to wetransfer.com, but I am still at the places where my internet is extremely slow and its obviously the fault of that places, mostly hotels (even 4stars). Today, I was in one company and everything gone smoothly, even VPN... but very unstable, so I did not managed to download it yet. Anyway, I will try again tomorrow at the same place, hope I will be successfull.

Such a tinikitty difficulties with such simple thing... and even worse, only **** game:-))

Jim_MatriX_cz

Hi guys...

so, this story has a good ending.
Finally I made it, but it needed a few things.
1) my brother downloaded last version of game for me, found the apk and sent it by wetransfer.com
2) I installed the game, updated all events, was able to play from point zero - this was the easier part.
3) then occured another problem - how to get back synchronized game progress back to the game, a year of play is worth it. Google and facebook are blocked here in China. So I needed VPN.
As my mobile is not rooted, I can not use any app (also I would not be able to download it as google play is not available in China, right... lost in circle).
Lucky for me, I use VPN on my laptop for work. So, I had to create wifi hotspot and share the laptop's VPN also for mobile.
Unfortunately, you can not do this without admin rights ... and admin rights are usualy not given to regular worker's laptop. Lucky for me, I pursueaded the IT to change admin settings for me.
Back to VPN sharing - Virtual Router failed (shared only standard web connection with forbidden fcb and google), manual setting with "netsh wlan hosted network" via command prompt was not working neither.
4) Finally, Connectify hotspot was the programm which helped. (maybe in combination with some manual settings of VPN sharing). And good five star hotel with amazing speed of connection

It took me about 4 days till I tried out all ways...but I succeed.
So, if anyone of you go to China - set a VPN, get admin rights, root your mobiles and have a friends at home at all cases...
Or just forget about MPQ:-)

regards from China, Jim

PS: without regular using of connectify with vpn, i dont have my game synchronized now, so I hope it won't crash or DEVs won't issue new update...
PPS: common updates of the game content doesn't make any trouble. Those are only if game is progressing from i.e. R67 to R68 and need to be reinstalled

Jim_MatriX_cz

Damned, another update, I am out of game again... twice per 2 weeks... crazy!

This time solved within 12 hours - comrades from alliance uploaded for me the gamedate from android/obb/com.d3p.mpq directory, and instaling the game immidiately. Thanks to already setuped VPN and working Connectify, synchronization of my roster and gamedata took about a minute.
Thank you all!

regards, Jiri

GothicKratos

I'm glad you got things sorted faster this time around!

However, in the future, please refrain from linking to unofficial Marvel Puzzle Quest releases or APKs. This is merely a measure to prevent potential malicious traffic outside of the developers hands by either outside websites or by the uploaders of those website. Thank you for understanding.

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Jim_MatriX_cz

Devs, are you kiddin me? Third update this month!!!??
Damned China!
/yes, I am still there...

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