I'm actually quite content playing on the JP servers. I get decent ping (130ms) and the community is nice. Yes the 1017 error is a pain but its being worked out and player numbers will inevitably drop overtime anyway so spending a lot of money and resources on opening an oceanic specific server just to improve the ping by a small amount for the minority seems pretty unreasonable.

I DO however suggest adding more currency options to their payment system... Forcing people in the AUS/NZ regions to pay in EUR instead of their local currency when the exchange rates are in constant flux seems pretty unfair. One month we may pay the standard $15 and then the next its possible to be paying $20 or more due to changes in the exchange rate. seems a bit silly if you ask me...