Wotlk in China : Soon the end of the Tunnel?

Thu 21 Jan 2010 - 4:55 #

Looks, like good news. Was written the 4th of january 2010.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/worldofwarcraftexp1/news.html?sid=6244882

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Thu 21 Jan 2010 - 5:52 #

not sure, if I missunderstood the article, but basicaly it says, that Netease will finaly be allowed to operate World of Warcraft in China.
Quote: "However, the dispute did impact the release of WOW's first expansion, The Burning Crusade. GAPP reportedly denied NetEase's application to localize the expansion pack as part of the interagency conflict. Citing analyst reports, Reuters notes that NetEase will now have an opportunity to bring the fast-selling add-on to China." Here they talk about TBC, not about WOTLK.

I assume that WOTLK will come one day, but at the moment it looks like only the dispute about Neteas as an operator is being saulved.
The next step would be for Netease to try and get the approval for WOTLK. As we all know, that can take a long time, just remember when Netease took over from The9, wasnt that like 9 month ago? I guess we will see Nordend in China by the end of this year.

Thu 21 Jan 2010 - 6:09 #

well, none the less.. this news is certainly satisfying knowing that NetEase is moving in the right direction.

Thu 21 Jan 2010 - 6:14 #

I've read more than one story that claims that
1) netease has arranged a fine/bribe to the government office that didn't get paid the first time.
2) netease will be able to release wtlk after that is cleared up because this problem superseded an expansion.

But until I see someone from netease I'll continue to focus on classic/bc content and just enjoy myself there.

Thu 21 Jan 2010 - 13:27 #

brothers! We will finally leave outland and explore the snowy hills of Northrend ! Ulduar! ICC here we come !

Fri 22 Jan 2010 - 5:57 #

haha nice,

In 1 year from now we can be spoiled enough to complain about not having Cataclysm expansion Very Happy

Fri 22 Jan 2010 - 9:14 #

If I understand it correctly we will be able to make deathknights on any realm level 55. Maybe we can hang out more. ;P

Fri 22 Jan 2010 - 9:17 #

meh... we're gonna see a death knight explosion...

Fri 22 Jan 2010 - 9:56 #

Urubaen wrote:: we're gonna see a death knight explosion...

You mean after I hit the death knight, he explodes?

Fri 22 Jan 2010 - 11:04 #

with the new LFG, there will be way too many DK tanks Smile

Fri 22 Jan 2010 - 12:24 #

bolomas wrote:

Urubaen wrote:: we're gonna see a death knight explosion...

You mean after I hit the death knight, he explodes?

Fri 22 Jan 2010 - 19:08 #

uru stop using my bobmarley on ur page..makes me sick

Sat 23 Jan 2010 - 8:05 #

Urubaen wrote:: meh... we're gonna see a death knight explosion...

thats why you shouldn't make a death knight.. they arn't all that great anyway.

Sat 23 Jan 2010 - 10:24 #

laowaiGuy wrote:

Urubaen wrote:: meh... we're gonna see a death knight explosion...

thats why you shouldn't make a death knight.. they arn't all that great anyway.

yeah i agree, except for DEATH GRIP I love you

Mon 25 Jan 2010 - 4:41 #

Woot, and one more step to Wotlk in china : http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http://www.warcraftchina.com/news/2010/1/20/1.html

The official forums about to open guys yay !

Edit : a no in fact it already opened lol http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.warcraftchina.com%2Fnews%2F2010%2F1%2F21%2F2.html

Thu 11 Feb 2010 - 11:50 #

Here is some updated news:

In much of the world, current complaints about World of Warcraft center around the resolution of the storyline of the latest expansion and whether or not it's had a negative effect on MMOs as a whole. In China, current complaints about World of Warcraft are more focused on the fact that the game is still mired knee-deep in government infighting to try and make it playable again. After the last salvo, it seemed as if an end was close in sight... but as it turns out, NetEase has been forced to suspend any new player registrations for a week.

The studio is re-applying for a license to host World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, with no mention being made of Wrath of the Lich King, which doesn't bode very well for the hopes of that expansion ever seeing release in China. Having been stuck in the middle of two squabbling agencies for quite some time, and with no clear resolution in sight, it seems like a stretch to assume that the expansion will be released in China before the next one is due to arrive stateside. Our condolences to Chinese players affected by the latest round of bickering, and we can only hope that this long struggle will soon come to a conclusion.

http://www.massively.com/2010/02/08/world-of-warcraft-in-china-remains-hopelessly-mired/

Also Reuters reported similar new but dont have the link in hand.
Lets hope and pray for WOTLK one day in China.

Fri 12 Feb 2010 - 5:09 #

TW servs

Sat 20 Feb 2010 - 21:25 #

really need to kneel & bow to all those peeps playing in CN realm. CN realm are so far behind from the current version & expansions. CN realm players really missing a lot.... (Naxx,Ulduar,Crucade, etc)

By time the official announcement for WoTLK for CN (still a big ? here), prolly the 3rd generation mmo by blizzard will be announced or even more hot big titles are out.

==||| ><"

Sat 27 Feb 2010 - 9:06 #

Hey chaps,

Just caught a sight of this story. No idea how reliable the source is but it seems like most of the WoW news this month is good news... I'll have my fingers crossed, maybe the game will see progress Smile

This month sucks for me workwise, i'm working 7 day weeks, long days, so no gaming for me :'( but I'll be back, and when I am, I hope I'll be zooming into Northrend!

Thu 4 Mar 2010 - 2:41 #

Gobshite, they have been feeding different parts of the same story for an eternity now. Quite frankly I will only believe it when I see it. There has really been nothing to do in CWOW for far too long now.

Just buy a proxy and play on US servers? I don't see all the excitement about taiwan? seems like settling for cheese on toast when you crave pizza.

I'm playing on US servers now, Elune, no problems, I ping at around 200-400ms and its running smooth. I don't even see how payment is an issue if you have a credit card or access to paypal/ebay.

Anyway beats running BT/HS/SW for the 1000th time

Thu 4 Mar 2010 - 4:08 #

Taiwan VS usa issue:

- If you wanna raid at raiding hours = TW
- If you want to PVP arena you need good ping = TW
- If you don't want to purchase WOW+TBC+WOTLK = TW

those are the main reasons i chose taiwan.

Thu 4 Mar 2010 - 4:30 #

As someone used to endgame raiding and competitive arenas I would never be happy at max level if I had a sustained latency of 150-200+

Coming from the EU (hence where all my 80s are) I get 600-800ms at best, and Dalaran is enough traffic to collapse the connection.

I have no interest at all playing on US servers, the huge time difference plus the fact I work would mean I'd never be on at peak times.

And I'd be playing with Americans, and part of the reason I created a CWOW account in the first place was to meet Chinese & Expats and to help improve my Mandarin.

I am looking forward to wotlk, but I am happy with BC, considering I've raided all of WotLK (except ICC) recently, the BC content is actually fresher to me, since its been years since I last went to BT/MH.

I can understand people choosing Taiwan, but personally, I couldn't be happier than I am now Smile

...as long as they don't shut it down xD

Fri 5 Mar 2010 - 3:45 #

TW vs USA part 2
if your want to play in English, with English people = USA
if you want to play without the word BUG used everyother line = USA
if you want to play without paying gold on raids = USA
if you want to play where you might be wanted = USA

actually, anyways like Jbags I prefer Chinese realms.

Fri 5 Mar 2010 - 4:06 #

Hey Usul,

If you want to play with nazi RL = China

You know what I mean lol (joking ofc)

Fri 5 Mar 2010 - 4:07 #

hahahahahahahaha

you forgot the word 'nazi *bitch* rl'