Account hack attempt?!
The game’s servers are located in Austin, Texas. Sometimes the IP will report that it is coming from there.
Maybe trace the IP and see if it’s from Austin or the surrounding area.
Ran a trace, went through Bulgaria, Germany (ISP level3) then to US, Dallas → then no dns names so I guess this really is an IP somewhere in Texas.
I play on an EU server, are those located in Texas as well? Maybe just the login server? I’d appreciate if anyone has a solid answer.
From what I’ve read there are two data centers for GW2. the Americas data center is located in Austin, United States and the EU one is located in Frankfurt, Germany.
As answered in another thread: as referenced here
Ashley Segovia
Technical Support
Hello Xlll – I can understand the confusion here. Just to clear things up, all European servers are physically located in Frankfurt. It’s just that the IP’s are registered in the U.S. by the company that has ownership of those registered IP’s.
(edited by Astral Projections.7320)
Thanks for the info.
And for an even more solid answer.
Gaile Gray
Hey folks, no worries. There are several routes through which you go to access the game or the forums, and I’m told the forum sometimes throws an access IP from Texas, but that’s you… or us… or you talking with us on the forums. So it’s all good.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/account/My-recent-connections/first#post2846022
And for an even more solid answer.
Gaile Gray
Hey folks, no worries. There are several routes through which you go to access the game or the forums, and I’m told the forum sometimes throws an access IP from Texas, but that’s you… or us… or you talking with us on the forums. So it’s all good.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/account/My-recent-connections/first#post2846022
A better answer, thank you. I was aware it existed but was unable to track it down.
(Forum search dysfunction, how I hate thee).