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Nexon Mabinogi! What the Hell is it, and why do I have to have it?

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Just installed with the last patch. Nexon Mabinogi popped up on my firewall, I denied it, but then UO wouldn't play. Ran an analysis and it turns out its a UO client program. Turned it back on and now UO works.

But what the hell is it? Internet search shows it as a MMORPG game from Korea.

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I just had the exact same thing happen. It appears that the "client.exe" file has be renamed "Nexon Mabinogi".

Nexon is a Korean company that builds MMORPGS and is looking to expand into the North American market this year. Mabinogi is one of thier games.

Link from Wiki: Nexon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexon

Link from Wiki: Mabinogi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabinog...etwork_game%29

This scared the carp out of me (yes I intentionally misspelled it) as I thought some hacker dude had gotten me.


Wilki, what the hell is going on? Did UO just get sold? Yes, I realize that sounds crazy (preposterous actually....ok, the more I think about it, it's absurd really), especially with EA's recent investment. Or did Nexon just help out with the new client? Hey, anything can happen.

A quote from the last portion of the Nexon wiki entry:

"It has produced several online video games, primarily MMORPGs and online action games. Most games have used a 2D perspective, including side-scrolling, top-down, and isometric perspectives. Newer 3D titles are currently being published."

Also, is it safe (I'm assuming it is, but we all know what assuming does) to allow the newly renamed client to access the internet? Or is something truly funky going on?

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RTLFC

Ok, now that I've had a couple of moments to think this over, maybe this has something to do with punkbuster? That seems much more likely.

Also, I was wrong in the previous post, the "client.exe" retains the name in the UO folder, it's just in the firewall settings that "client.exe" has been removed and "Nexon Mabinogi" has appeared.

Maybe it's just our particular firewalls that are picking it up?

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Wilki UO Community Coordinator


Not sure why the firewall would tell you that, but we're looking at it now.


Ok, word from two of our engineers is that the recent patch probably increased the filesize of the client just enough that it entered the range where the firewall program detects it as belonging to the other game.

Apparently they also use a "client.exe" as well.


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Ok Wilki I'll trust you but if your wrong Your bait for the ophidians we can use you to lure them to Ev's!


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Thanks Wilki, I havent logged onto UO since I got that message. If you say its ok, I'll pretend it is.


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Thank you much for the "Official" response Wilki. I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciates hearing directly from EA about this.

Thanks again to Setnaffa for figuring it out last night.

Ah, so that is what that nexon mabinogi thing was!

The only problem I ever get with the patches is my UOA is screwed up for a day or so. Had no problems starting up actual UO tho...

So did you have it then Yaullica,and if so could you start up UO alright ?

Mine went thru fine. Altho UOAssist isn't working right anymore. Bah.

I got that message if starting UO from Talon's computer, from the firewall on it. UO works fine if you let the nexon mabinogi thing through, if you block it then you can't log on.

It was Talon who noticed it, because I don't get the message on my computer.