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StarCraft2 approved by China's Ministry of Culture

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yypisces
Profile Joined April 2010
Japan244 Posts
February 14 2011 09:49 GMT
#1
News from sc2.cn:
http://sc2.cn/xingji2.php?action-viewnews-itemid-16386

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StarCraft2 finnally approved by China's Ministry of Culture, maybe on sale at March.
Good news, Chinese gamers will experience no delay games soon.
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aka_star
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United Kingdom1546 Posts
February 14 2011 09:50 GMT
#2
Omg this is amazing news
FlashDave.999 aka Star
xza
Profile Joined November 2010
Singapore1600 Posts
February 14 2011 09:53 GMT
#3
this is good news, i have some classmates from china and few of them were in competitive wc3 and i'm telling you, these guys are f'ing insane at macro and micro at ANY rts games
"What a terrible final. This is why BO3s are horrible. Seriously MKP vs Moon in a final and having it BO3 is like having Mila Kunis naked in your bed and all she'll give you is a HJ with her PJs on. Pffffffffffffffftt." -greatZERG
Mandalor
Profile Blog Joined February 2003
Germany2362 Posts
February 14 2011 09:56 GMT
#4
This is gonna be reaaaaallly interesting. China developed a pretty decent progaming culture with bw and wc3. I wonder if this huge delay in the release will hinder F91 & others a lot or if they will be able to get competitive soon.
Annq
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany104 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-14 10:01:27
February 14 2011 09:57 GMT
#5
Start a revolution. Its time to stop the totalitarian dictatorship in China. Egypt should be an example.

I should stop talking about China in combination with totalitarian dictatorship or this site will be blocked within China.

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Rabbitmaster
Profile Joined August 2010
1357 Posts
February 14 2011 09:59 GMT
#6
On February 14 2011 18:57 Annq wrote:
Start a revolution. Its time to stop the totalitarian dictatorship in China. Egypt should be an example.


Word!

Altho, this is a good start haha. Glhf china.
God is dead.
sc2lime
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada513 Posts
February 14 2011 10:00 GMT
#7
This is a very exciting news! I feel that this will increase SC2's popularity even more. As much of a long shot as it is, I sure wish Sky switches to SC2 sometime soon!
KezseN
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Singapore1450 Posts
February 14 2011 10:02 GMT
#8
So what server will they play on? Taiwan or their own separate one? Personally i think they should get their own server because China is so big.
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eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
February 14 2011 10:04 GMT
#9
Hell, it's about time.
It should be really interesting to see how Blizzard deals with the server situation, seeing that there is no dedicated China server and they only have servers for Korea, Taiwan, and SEA. Hopefully, the influx of Chinese gamers will make the SC2 scene explode even more and perhaps allow for more Chinese progamers in addition to Loner and friends.
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Annq
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany104 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-14 10:06:34
February 14 2011 10:05 GMT
#10
Probably a seperate one, so the government can take control.

Is Starcraft 2 allowed in North Korea? Are they on the same server as South Korea?
hifriend
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
China7935 Posts
February 14 2011 10:09 GMT
#11
Awesome! The chinese are definitely going to be a force to be reckoned with.
Cabracan
Profile Joined January 2011
New Zealand119 Posts
February 14 2011 10:09 GMT
#12
I know this is off topic but did anyone else read "China's ministry of culture" and immediatley think of George Orwell's 1984?
MIKster
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany333 Posts
February 14 2011 10:11 GMT
#13
The question occurs: Was Loner playing the game illegally then? Or does this only mean people couldn’t buy it in China while they were still allowed to play it?
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Annq
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany104 Posts
February 14 2011 10:15 GMT
#14
Is it illegal to visit Youtube in China?
Rabbitmaster
Profile Joined August 2010
1357 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-14 10:17:01
February 14 2011 10:16 GMT
#15
On February 14 2011 19:09 Cabracan wrote:
I know this is off topic but did anyone else read "China's ministry of culture" and immediatley think of George Orwell's 1984?


Heh im reading the book for the 3rd time atm, and i couldn't agree more!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Firewall_of_China - Run by the ministry of truth? ^^

On February 14 2011 19:15 Annq wrote:
Is it illegal to visit Youtube in China?


Not sure if its illegal or not, but youtube is censored, aka you cant visit the site.


God is dead.
Marou
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany1371 Posts
February 14 2011 10:18 GMT
#16
On February 14 2011 19:05 Annq wrote:
Is Starcraft 2 allowed in North Korea? Are they on the same server as South Korea?


Really ? Are you serious with your questions ? They barely have computers out there O_O
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eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
February 14 2011 10:19 GMT
#17
On February 14 2011 19:11 MIKster wrote:
The question occurs: Was Loner playing the game illegally then? Or does this only mean people couldn’t buy it in China while they were still allowed to play it?

I think people could legally buy the Taiwanese version in China, though there was no official Chinese version on sale or available due to the game still being processed by the Chinese bureaucracy. Also, there was no Chinese server, so Chinese players had to play through other Asian servers.

Loner was probably playing the game legally, though it was probably through the Taiwanese client and not a mainland Chinese one.

This approval from the government probably means that an official localized Chinese version can now be sold and distributed instead of the Taiwanese one, which could possibly mean that a Chinese server could probably be up soon.
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Nephrite
Profile Joined December 2010
Australia202 Posts
February 14 2011 10:23 GMT
#18
On February 14 2011 19:04 eviltomahawk wrote:
Hell, it's about time.
It should be really interesting to see how Blizzard deals with the server situation, seeing that there is no dedicated China server and they only have servers for Korea, Taiwan, and SEA. Hopefully, the influx of Chinese gamers will make the SC2 scene explode even more and perhaps allow for more Chinese progamers in addition to Loner and friends.


Lol just had to quote it, if people didnt know who Loner was, they would be confused as hell.

But I do hope youre right, it would be great to see more Chinese Progamers
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Escapist
Profile Joined July 2010
Portugal548 Posts
February 14 2011 10:51 GMT
#19
Brilliant news! this will add a huge chunk of players and fans to the already existing community. If PlayXP is big, i can only imagine whats gonna happen on the upcoming months.

To all chinese SC2 fans: have fun and bring to the community some huge players
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yypisces
Profile Joined April 2010
Japan244 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-14 10:54:06
February 14 2011 10:53 GMT
#20
Official Chinese version SC2 with simplified Chinese language and Chinese server(zhCN)

Now very few people play SC2 in China because of lag and few tournaments.Hope it will be better soon.
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