Yeah. And as we know, the Japanese wishes far outwiegh what the western world wants as far as you guys are concerned.
This "us vs. them" stuff is really lame. Our Japanese players are equally as valuable as players from anywhere else. There are times when EA Japan expesses a concern about something, and we do it anyhow because it makes sense to us. Looking back on the soulstone thing, I firmly believe it was the right decision to make them account specific as claimed. I'd like to see more items come that way, quite honestly.
EA Japan's concern about community is an important one that I happen to share
Taken from UO's official stratics forum, a response from UO Community Coordinator to a disgruntled player. Kinda funny to see the situation reversed.