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Deleted User 37864
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
780 Posts
June 09 2010 13:12 GMT
#1
so if anyone follows my blog (i hope not, cuz it's quite boring LOL).. they'll know im in china

so i figured, why not play some starcraft at internet cafe's, since for BW, it is KOR>CHN>USA

so today in guangzhou, i went to two different internet cafe's.. and no one played starcraft :[

i saw some FPS, MMO's, music games like Audition, quite a few Chinese DotA, but NO STARCRAFT.

i'm guessing everyone plays from home.. or it's not that popular in China T_T

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TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10673 Posts
June 09 2010 13:14 GMT
#2
sad day for sure.
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
haduken
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia8267 Posts
June 09 2010 13:19 GMT
#3
Starcraft is usually launched via a launcher and they are all old versions.
Rillanon.au
disco
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Netherlands1667 Posts
June 09 2010 13:21 GMT
#4
On June 09 2010 22:19 haduken wrote:
Starcraft is usually launched via a launcher and they are all old versions.


What?
this game is a fucking jokie
bubblegumbo
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Taiwan1296 Posts
June 09 2010 13:32 GMT
#5
Starcraft is not that popular in China. WC3 is.
"I honestly think that whoever invented toilet paper is a genius. For man to survive, they need toilet paper!"- Nal_rA
apm66
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada943 Posts
June 09 2010 13:35 GMT
#6
On June 09 2010 22:19 haduken wrote:
Starcraft is usually launched via a launcher and they are all old versions.

LOL!
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
June 09 2010 14:43 GMT
#7
Yes, people in China use and old version, and play on a private server called VS.
VS works almost the same way as G-Arena. It is installed in every cafe. You need to create an account first though.
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tyCe
Profile Joined March 2010
Australia2542 Posts
June 09 2010 15:37 GMT
#8
I never see Starcraft played in china. War3 is still extremely popular there though /yawn
Betrayed by EG.BuK
Snausages
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States529 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-09 15:55:47
June 09 2010 15:51 GMT
#9
I am in Shanghai vacationing right now and have went to several internet cafes here.

No one that I saw played SC1 or SC2.

All I saw was WC3, DotA, some other RTS's, some knock-off of Counter-Strike, WoW/other MMO's, Hearts, and other games (mostly casual ones).

SC isn't popular at all in China, it seems.

EDIT: On a side note, I also find it odd that a lot of people here still play King of Fighters '97 (oooold-ass game) and never play the newer installments or the Street Fighter series. Oh well, everyone has their preferences.
teaaaaaaaa
jamster1211
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Taiwan153 Posts
June 09 2010 16:12 GMT
#10
when i went to china the hotel had like 3 channels for gaming
most of the games were wc3
however they did play one f91 games (vs a guy called "big panda")
it was the same game over and over though :/
Titusmaster6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States5937 Posts
June 09 2010 16:30 GMT
#11
Guangzhou is my hometown! But yes, I have tried to play SC there too and failed.
Shorts down shorts up, BOOM, just like that.
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
June 09 2010 16:40 GMT
#12
If you wanna see SC in internet cafés you gotta go to Korea man T_T
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
emucxg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Finland4559 Posts
June 09 2010 17:59 GMT
#13
starcraft is dead 8 years ago in Chinese internet cafe lol
AyeH
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States534 Posts
June 09 2010 18:14 GMT
#14
that's funny... i've even seen people play sc in queens, ny at pc cafes...
Is it in you?
floor exercise
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada5847 Posts
June 09 2010 18:17 GMT
#15
On June 10 2010 03:14 YooNiEBaLooNie wrote:
that's funny... i've even seen people play sc in queens, ny at pc cafes...

Yes but have you seen Chinese people play sc in queens
omninmo
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
2349 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-09 18:40:54
June 09 2010 18:30 GMT
#16
people do not play starcraft in china in netcafes. it is no longer a popular title since it was designed in an age prior to gluttonous gimmickry and fascist operations. (also because its not marketable

half are playing wow, a chinese mmo, or dota

the other half are playing a browser game or one of countless dance titles. all are pay-to-play.

In any given netcafe there will be the one or two decent war3 or sc players who "used to play" that game and who will know about Mr Ma and other legends.
Even though everyone stills knows and appreciates the game they will say 操作要求太高了 or "the micro required is too high [to play]")...so they play mmos ...

People who are smart and good at games no longer play war3, sc, and the like with their time... rather, they play in online casinos... and live off of their winnings.

Most of the chinese SC scene takes place on a client similar to Garena (in fact it is exactly like garena since they copied VS who copied the HAOFANG game-client model).

anyway, the scene of good players is small and fairly tight-knit. You will need accounts on both QQ and VS game client to play with them. Be ready to play vs MANY zergs.

VS download
In top right of screen (blue shield like logo)
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
June 09 2010 18:48 GMT
#17
On June 10 2010 03:30 omninmo wrote:
People who are smart and good at games no longer play war3, sc, and the like with their time... rather, they play in online casinos... and live off of their winnings.


Maybe it's rather a generation thing?
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
]343[
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States10328 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-09 19:11:31
June 09 2010 19:11 GMT
#18
yeah, my "cousin" from Beijing (well he's really my mom's cousin but he's only like 3 years older than me) was into war3 and starcraft... i think just war3 now
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Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
June 09 2010 21:19 GMT
#19
On June 10 2010 03:17 floor exercise wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 10 2010 03:14 YooNiEBaLooNie wrote:
that's funny... i've even seen people play sc in queens, ny at pc cafes...

Yes but have you seen Chinese people play sc in queens

Ive even seen spanish people play at pc bangs here in NYC
Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
Belegorm
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States330 Posts
June 09 2010 22:01 GMT
#20
On June 10 2010 06:19 Kenpachi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 10 2010 03:17 floor exercise wrote:
On June 10 2010 03:14 YooNiEBaLooNie wrote:
that's funny... i've even seen people play sc in queens, ny at pc cafes...

Yes but have you seen Chinese people play sc in queens

Ive even seen spanish people play at pc bangs here in NYC


They have pc bangs in nyc?
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