Playing on Chinese Servers

[arbi312]

How can you read ANYTHING in the game if you can't read chinese? Did you have something modified so all the game text is in english? I live in Hong Kong and would love a better ping than what I get to oceanic (usa) servers but I can't read chinese. Also do they "officially" allow multiboxing like blizzard allows for usa servers? Also do they have RAF program for china? :P

Edit: Also do you have to use Chinese Windows to run the Chinese WoW?

Level 54: 4x Warlocks, 1x Priest - Nagrand (USA)

[Vmpwraith]

You can us the US/EU wow client. But just add the Chinese wow.exe file.

The realmlist.wtf also needs to point to there login server.
set realmlist cn[1].grunt.wowchina.com

cn[1] [x] set the number to the region you are playing in. Guangdon is 4 so set realmlist cn[4].grunt.wowchina.com
You can leave out the set patchlist because sometimes the patches are out of sink and that can cause the game to stop.

There is aslo a font package so that you can see the chinese characters in the chat box, but the game play quests etc are in English. :-)

To set up an account though you need someone with a Chinese Id card that can set it up for you. https://login.passport.the9.com/login.php you need the chinese ID number. I'm sure if you ask a friend nicely and show them the site they will be happy to help. I'll try to make a video to show you how to set up an account.

You also need to buy gamecards about RMB30 for time about 4000 minutes. You can also use one RMB 30 gamecard to buy the account all the way to BC (about $4.5 US) he he.

I use Vista 32 English Version / US client but EU client also work. Quest in english NPC in English just like normal but without the chinese font pack you get funny chat symbols but with the font pack you can see chinese characters as well.

The Guangdon server (Region 4) is in Shenzhen so basicly between you and I very close to Hong Kong.

As far as I know there is no RAF here and WotLK will be released later this year.

I have no idea as to the "Offical" status of multiboxing on chinese servers but I guess it's a lot like th US ones. You will see a lot of advertising of gold etc and stuff like Ipods etc so my guess is there attituted is very relaxed. It's all about the $$$$ in china it's more capatalistic than anywhere I've been.

I play Region 4 the ?? (Silver Moon) PvE server

Maybe I can help out if you need let me know I can up load the nessasary files to somewhere for you.

[arbi312]

Wow thanks for the lengthy reply! I replied to you in a private message. However I left out another question. Can addons made for usa servers (ie: auctioneer, carbonite quest) work with your setup? If so, do you know if they also work on the Chinese installation? (Because my GF will play on the chinese client and me on the english client).

[Vmpwraith]

So far they have all worked on both but it may depend on the addon version.