EPTChinese SC2 Open-beta in 4 days (29-03-2011) - Page 3
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Valckrie
United Kingdom533 Posts
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Ohdamn
Germany765 Posts
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DarkRise
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Garnet
Vietnam9054 Posts
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Invictus
Singapore2697 Posts
Oh well, some pros would switch, but probably it would take awhile longer before wc3 pros there start switching over | ||
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Mise
Finland580 Posts
On March 25 2011 21:14 DarkRise wrote: Isn't China same with Japan, Console > Pc gaming? From what I've heard China loves computer games. DotA and WC3 are especially big there. | ||
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nathangonmad
United Kingdom317 Posts
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vmystarv
China2 Posts
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Eury
Sweden1126 Posts
On March 25 2011 21:14 DarkRise wrote: Isn't China same with Japan, Console > Pc gaming? Not at all. Consoles are even banned in China. | ||
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tyCe
Australia2542 Posts
Lol yup, you can't legally buy an Xbox - at least 3 years ago you couldn't, I don't know about now. China is huge on WC3, MOBA (some DotA like thing, I think), casual flash games, pirated FPSes, etc. Basically whatever people can run on the computer and not need to pay for. Edit: Note, however, that it is practically impossible for 90% of high-schoolers to play video games for more than 1 day a week during the school semesters, which make up pretty much 99% of the year. So, most talent will come from fresh college students who can finally play some games. | ||
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Arco
United States2090 Posts
Judging by the OP it looks like you don't have to, but just looking for confirmation. :D | ||
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Kaolla
China2999 Posts
I dont think they are banned, they are just not released here afaik (in mainland anyway)... you can still buy imported 360s/ps3 tho... nintendo stuff is released here under the name ique (i think) no idea why its rebranded.. | ||
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crystyxn
Romania254 Posts
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imperator-xy
Germany1377 Posts
dude, gleague exists for many years now and is regularly holding big tournaments in china. i dont think its realistic to think that they wont pay the price money | ||
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Cabinet Sanchez
Australia1097 Posts
On March 25 2011 17:16 coddan wrote: I don't really understand why they need the beta. What are they testing? Despite what others have said, part of the reason is purely to have the game out there for free, to convince people to buy it - as piracy is extremely rampant in China. Releasing it for 'free' for some time in a 'beta' - will certainly not hurt them - sales wise. | ||
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Oxb
199 Posts
On March 25 2011 21:13 Valckrie wrote: ESL already has Go4sc2 Asia, including China and Taiwan. Which server did these players play on previously? They play on TW server :-) the reason I unfortunately couldn't join because i didn't feel like putting down money for another client. The chinese one will however be cheaper in general, no idea on the exact price heard rumors of around 20euros (~200RMB) | ||
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Oxb
199 Posts
On March 25 2011 22:11 Kaolla wrote: I dont think they are banned, they are just not released here afaik (in mainland anyway)... you can still buy imported 360s/ps3 tho... nintendo stuff is released here under the name ique (i think) no idea why its rebranded.. I have no idea about the 360 being banned here 3 years ago, 2 years ago however it was not and you could buy it legally with insurances and now u still can, same for PS3 2 years ago and wii since its release. The Nintendo GameCube however was 'banned'/'not released' -pick one. So it's hard to get your hands on one of them. These days most foreign products gets into China however some stuff gets delayed due to some strange 'laws' or 'regulations' like SC2. Though some things, HTC (mobile phone brand) and Nintendo are generally released under a different brand name, the reason is not clear to me either. It seems this mainly happens to Taiwan/Japanese brands but don't quote me on that one. Edit: Yes they are imported versions, misread the last post a little | ||
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Oxb
199 Posts
On March 25 2011 21:37 Tump wrote: Do you have to sign up for beta or does every Chinese Battle.net account get access to it automatically? Judging by the OP it looks like you don't have to, but just looking for confirmation. :D I've created a second account because it seemed i couldn't login to the Chinese battle.net with my EU account. Browsed the site a little and couldn't find anything regarding a sign-up for beta, if I find something i'll update the post but for now it seems you just need a (chinese?)battle.net account. | ||
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Johnnybb
Denmark486 Posts
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imperator-xy
Germany1377 Posts
i sometimes used it until about a year ago but now i cant login with my old number anymore. i cant reset my password as well. or is it wrong to use the international version? a friend created me an account for the chinese version. | ||
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