Why is Canada left out of every god damn promo?

[Reinhardt_Azureheim]

Quick reminder that, even if they left the EU, England is still part of the European continent. /Nitpick

On a different note, even if this were offered in Europe, i know at least some EU countries you can't actually get Mtn dew. (Or at least I have not seen even a single bottle or can in Germany for years.)

Understandable.

Regarding Mtn Dew, I could swear I had it in the last 3 years (my apprenticeship) and simply didn't buy more because it was just too sweet and too little fruity flavour for my taste. That's Bavaria at least (south-east germany).

[chiekokurokumo]

I know it's silly, but I felt extra shafted when he said that they were working toward promoting something in the EU. My first thought was, "Oh... Well... That makes sense. Good for EU..." >cries in Canadian<

But I'm not gonna lie. I'd be less upset if I could collect the mounts and emotes at extra cost on the Mogstation... Maybe that's just me.

[Nyxs]

Give everyone a chance at the mount. I am sure they could figure it out if they really wanted to. Maybe have to go into some grey areas but I would assume its possible somehow. It is a really pretty color. I dont think we have anything else like that color but I am glad its not just a bright green to suit the soda its collabing with.

[Fyrebrand]

It's basically Canada's anti-gambling laws. They're supposed to regulate 'competitions' by mandating a test of skill, but have the unfortunate side-effect of stopping promotions like these.

As for the EU, my guess is the complicated gambling laws differing between countries.

What gambling? The points you get from the drinks are set, aren't they? It's not random. Same with previous promotions FFXIV has had, there was no gambling or element of chance. You just buy the thing, and get an item code.

[justausername]

it's Canadian laws, all giveaways, regardless of gambling actually being a part of it, are under the Anti-Gambling laws (they need to change the name, because 90% of them have nothing to do with gambling). If they were to hold it here, every time you enter a code, you'd have to take a skill testing question (though usually they are simple like 5+5-2) and Quebec would still be left out because they don't allow ANYTHING there.

[posona]

+1 for this thread, it would be nice if they could find a way to do stuff like this that isn't region exclusive.

But also, I'm with Mao in that I have zero interest in Mountain Dew. At least with that GrubHub promo they did, you could theoretically order what you want. If they didn't "run out of codes" or something.

I couldn’t even do that one because there’s no grubhub in my very rural area. :’) If only this one was for Dr. Pepper, I’d have the rewards cleaned out. lol

[Ayan_Calvesse]

SPONSOR: Pepsi Promotions, Inc., 700 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577

As sponsor, they're the ones that decide who can participate. Ask them.

With respect to Square Enix, ask them to stop working with sponsors that are excluding all NA residents except US residents when what they wanted was a NA promotion.


https://www.mtndewgaming.com/terms-and-conditions

Fun fact - Canada has a actual different Mountain Dew then the US due to certain laws regarding beverages (for example in Canada we do use high fructose Corn-syrup as a sweetner in Dew but we label it differently). Canada Mountain Dew promotions are handled by a different company (See DEWmocracy campagin)
However I doubt the code is region locked and will give a answer soon.

[Miyuki_Sakasaki]

Fun fact - Canada has a actual different Mountain Dew then the US due to certain laws regarding beverages (for example in Canada we do use high fructose Corn-syrup as a sweetner in Dew but we label it differently). Canada Mountain Dew promotions are handled by a different company (See DEWmocracy campagin)
However I doubt the code is region locked and will give a answer soon.

It depends on where your account is connected. So whether it is a US/EU or JP account. I couldn't redeem an emote that was exclusive in Japan with my EU account because SE now has a region lock on it.

[yaba_gabagool]

It's legit BS that we're left out of everything. Why? We spend just as much do we not?
Like, I don't care about missing out once in a while. But every time? WTF is this crap?

Because it's Canada lol. Top Hat to the USA.

[Ayan_Calvesse]

It depends on where your account is connected. So whether it is a US/EU or JP account. I couldn't redeem an emote that was exclusive in Japan with my EU account because SE now has a region lock on it.

Aye I could totally see that - as I believe the NA system is all the same.