@bubblecat There is an IP block for everyone outside of Japan, that's why you must use the Tweaker. For most, that's all that's needed, but sometimes they ban you anyways. That's what happened to me, and why I had to use the PSO2 proxy I linked in one of my earlier posts. However I think most people don't need that and if you do, it's extremely simple to set up so not really an issue.
@Hiro If you're having problems with gameguard, click the orb on the tweaker and go to troubleshooting > fix gameguard errors. That should take care of it! ^^ Also I believe you can move what ship your characters are on, I don't know if there's a certain amount of time you have to wait though... also the tutorial is optional and you can disable cutscenes/videos and whatnot in the tweaker. I find the game runs better if you do that, too.
@Ky It seems like a lot to set up but if you follow the guide it should be much easier (I ran into every issue in the world because I just guessed my way through it). It is time consuming but most of that is just waiting for it download/patch/install or whatever which can be done in the background while you're surfing the net or whatever, so unless you're in a huge hurry it's not too much of a hassle... I understand though. ><
But yeah I'm on ship 2, my name is さゆりちゃん