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the first thing you need to figure out is what version of the game you need to download.
different countries, continents, regions, etc. are hosted on seperate servers and thus have seperate launchers.
please note that these are meant to reflect what the game itself does and does not block and might not be 100% accurate due to regional laws.
(ie. the game doesn't IP block north korean players but...)
Elsword is a Korean game so it makes sense that the "main" server is the Korean server.
The KR server gets updates before all the other servers, however it's nearly impossible to access as a non-Korean player.
most non-kr players refer to the kr site to track incoming updates and events.
The North American server gets updated around a month after the KR servers.
Players who keep up with KR releases have time to prepare for incoming updates while also not having to wait months for them to arrive.
It has an active playerbase, though nowhere near the size of KRs, and it's easy to make friends here.
It is partially blocked outside of NA (see INT section), and completely blocked for Japanese, Taiwanese, and Korean players.
(please note that there is an alternate download for Brazillian players.)
In order to play on the NA server, head over to Elsword's Official Download Page
The International server is like NA's long lost twin.
They update at the same time, and their respective playerbases often interact outside of the game.
It uses the same launcher as the NA server—your account will be rerouted to the INT server based on your IP adress.
It is partially blocked for NA players (who are automatically rerouted to the NA server), and inneccesible to Japanese, Taiwanese, and Korean players.
The European server is updated the slowest, often being months behind the other servers.
While this does give players a greater chance to prepare for incoming updates, waiting for new content can be a drawl.
The EU playerbase is likely the most diverse out of the servers, with people speaking many different languages.
However, it also has a relatively low player count compared to the other servers.
The EU server is not region blocked and can be accessed from anywhere.
While the chinese server is not IP blocked, the overwhelming majority of players are chinese. To be honest, I don't know much about it.
The Japanese server is inaccessible to non-Japanese players.