Guild Wars in China - Guild Wars Forums

Crispie · Apr 26, 2011, 01:16 AM // 01:16

I'm going to China for 4 months and was wondering, will the firewall block Guild Wars? Do I need to use a VPN?

RedDog91 · Apr 26, 2011, 01:33 AM // 01:33

Well, the game has a big enough impact in China for the game to have Chinese districts...so I would assume you don't.
I doubt the thousands of players in China are all using a program to surpass the firewall.

Crispie · Apr 26, 2011, 01:44 AM // 01:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedDog91

Well, the game has a big enough impact in China for the game to have Chinese districts...so I would assume you don't.
I doubt the thousands of players in China are all using a program to surpass the firewall.

Unfortunately those are districts for Traditional Chinese, so only Taiwanese use it.

(which sucks because I can't type Chinese in Guild Wars, all the simplified characters are banned)

Kojima · Apr 26, 2011, 01:57 AM // 01:57

http://pc.ign.com/articles/700/700335p1.html

Eragon Zarroc · Apr 26, 2011, 02:34 AM // 02:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kojima

http://pc.ign.com/articles/700/700335p1.html

the 3 year contract will have expired appx. 2 years ago

Kojima · Apr 26, 2011, 05:27 AM // 05:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eragon Zarroc

the 3 year contract will have expired appx. 2 years ago

Yar, I know. But I didn't find any updates to the status or if they have extended it. So this was it that I found.

Johny bravo · Apr 26, 2011, 05:39 AM // 05:39

I moved to Shenzhen China 8 months ago and other then the internet being slow as hell I have had only one issue. Issue - I got Dhumm'd because they though I was hacked. It took me about 3 days to explain that I had moved to China and then I had my account back. Was kind of funny was doing a deep run and all of a sudden this big old grim reaper comes and bam I'm banned.

i farm baddies · Apr 26, 2011, 08:10 AM // 08:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johny bravo

I moved to Shenzhen China 8 months ago and other then the internet being slow as hell I have had only one issue.

basically this, my friend moved to china and it works just fine but horribly slow. dc's often.

stanzhao · Apr 26, 2011, 02:00 PM // 14:00

i am in china now, i moved here about a year ago. i had the same problem as johny did. but other that... should be ok

Urcscumug · Apr 26, 2011, 04:47 PM // 16:47

Bottom line, they used to have local servers but after that deal expired you have to connect to servers elsewhere in the world. Hence the slowness. But it works.

Apr 26, 2011, 01:16 AM // 01:16	#1
Crispie Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan Guild: Lords of the Dead Profession: Mo/	Guild Wars in China I'm going to China for 4 months and was wondering, will the firewall block Guild Wars? Do I need to use a VPN?

Apr 26, 2011, 01:33 AM // 01:33	#2
RedDog91 Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Farming for Nick gifts Profession: R/	Well, the game has a big enough impact in China for the game to have Chinese districts...so I would assume you don't. I doubt the thousands of players in China are all using a program to surpass the firewall.

Apr 26, 2011, 01:57 AM // 01:57	#4
Kojima Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Home Guild: En Caligne Veritas [DARK] Profession: R/Rt	http://pc.ign.com/articles/700/700335p1.html

Apr 26, 2011, 05:39 AM // 05:39	#7
Johny bravo Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2006 Guild: [SoS] Profession: N/	I moved to Shenzhen China 8 months ago and other then the internet being slow as hell I have had only one issue. Issue - I got Dhumm'd because they though I was hacked. It took me about 3 days to explain that I had moved to China and then I had my account back. Was kind of funny was doing a deep run and all of a sudden this big old grim reaper comes and bam I'm banned.

Apr 26, 2011, 02:00 PM // 14:00	#9
stanzhao Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2008	i am in china now, i moved here about a year ago. i had the same problem as johny did. but other that... should be ok

Apr 26, 2011, 04:47 PM // 16:47	#10
Urcscumug Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2011 Guild: UNO Profession: W/	Bottom line, they used to have local servers but after that deal expired you have to connect to servers elsewhere in the world. Hence the slowness. But it works.