<![CDATA[Comments on: Warcraft in China]]> Defense of the Ancients. In this lesson, learn how to talk Warcraft III in Mandarin Chinese while also learning a bit about how Chinese gamers view WoW.]]> 2010-03-22 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: go_manly]]> I think there would be very few people who have the time to waste playing these games, and who have enough time leftover to learn Chinese.

]]> I think there would be very few people who have the time to waste playing these games, and who have enough time leftover to learn Chinese.

]]> <![CDATA[By: pretzellogic]]> Does someone on the Cpod staff play Warcraft? It would have been interesting to get more rules discussion behind the dialogue for those of us that don't play.

]]> Does someone on the Cpod staff play Warcraft? It would have been interesting to get more rules discussion behind the dialogue for those of us that don't play.

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> 我怎么也搞不懂，为什么这节课属于中高级课程呢？在我看来，今天的对话内容比高级课程“花木兰”还难，词汇也较有专业性。这是不是因为我对网络游戏一无所知？不管怎样，我还是认为分级课程要进一步保持一贯性。

]]> 我怎么也搞不懂，为什么这节课属于中高级课程呢？在我看来，今天的对话内容比高级课程“花木兰”还难，词汇也较有专业性。这是不是因为我对网络游戏一无所知？不管怎样，我还是认为分级课程要进一步保持一贯性。

]]> <![CDATA[By: misterjess]]> Although I will never play WoW ( or Mahjong) I find the lesson helpful, anything that will increase my vocabulary is helpful. Besides, there's more than just the specific vocab in the lesson.  

]]> Although I will never play WoW ( or Mahjong) I find the lesson helpful, anything that will increase my vocabulary is helpful. Besides, there's more than just the specific vocab in the lesson.  

]]> <![CDATA[By: xio2009]]> haha this lesson was awesome, I've been playing Blizzard games since warcraft 1 and diablo.  I usually speak with those 'gold farmers' in world of warcraft and practice my chinese...hehe, it works out pretty good for a while but then usually promptly ends after they discover im not interesting in buying gold. 

So what games do you guys at ChinesePod play when you're not busy creating excellent chinese lessons?

]]> haha this lesson was awesome, I've been playing Blizzard games since warcraft 1 and diablo.  I usually speak with those 'gold farmers' in world of warcraft and practice my chinese...hehe, it works out pretty good for a while but then usually promptly ends after they discover im not interesting in buying gold. 

So what games do you guys at ChinesePod play when you're not busy creating excellent chinese lessons?

]]> <![CDATA[By: JasonSch]]> And within minutes of each other. ha! I'll head over to the post.

]]> And within minutes of each other. ha! I'll head over to the post.

]]> <![CDATA[By: JasonSch]]> Yeah, I have a 360 and I quite like it. We often have mild flame wars in the office about which system is better. :)

植物大战僵尸 is pretty fun by the way. I have the app version.

]]> Yeah, I have a 360 and I quite like it. We often have mild flame wars in the office about which system is better. :)

植物大战僵尸 is pretty fun by the way. I have the app version.

]]> <![CDATA[By: John]]> You better believe I played Plants vs. Zombies! I was mildly obsessed with that game for a while... It gets a little boring once you beat every mini-game and you're just down to beating your own record on "endless," though.

]]> You better believe I played Plants vs. Zombies! I was mildly obsessed with that game for a while... It gets a little boring once you beat every mini-game and you're just down to beating your own record on "endless," though.

]]> <![CDATA[By: xio2009]]> 植物大战僵尸, someone dropped that game into the skype window for me to download off them. I was told its as popular as 开心农场， 谁知道。 I'd like to find some games which use chinese dialog(speaking,sound) in the game, I wonder if they exsist.

]]> 植物大战僵尸, someone dropped that game into the skype window for me to download off them. I was told its as popular as 开心农场， 谁知道。 I'd like to find some games which use chinese dialog(speaking,sound) in the game, I wonder if they exsist.

]]> <![CDATA[By: xio2009]]> haha, so true

]]> haha, so true

]]> <![CDATA[By: pretzellogic]]>

Kimiik requested this lesson almost 5 months ago. I wonder what he did right.

]]>

Kimiik requested this lesson almost 5 months ago. I wonder what he did right.

]]> <![CDATA[By: siteng]]> I have no interest in WoW, and much of the technical vocab in this lesson I personally will never use. But I still think it was a great lesson. This is one of the things that makes ChinesePod so extroardinary: its encyclopedic range of lessons for all levels and all interests.

Besides, there was plenty more to the lesson than WoW jargon. Some of the vocab applies to other games, some to the quality of internet service; even some of the technical vocab has military application and is useful for historical fiction and war movies. The second half of the lesson is not about the details of the game, and the discussion between David and John explains things for the outsider.

An excellent lesson of this quality does not need to justify its existence. No user is under an obligation to listen to, study, and like every lesson produced. There's a cornucopia of others to choose from.

]]> I have no interest in WoW, and much of the technical vocab in this lesson I personally will never use. But I still think it was a great lesson. This is one of the things that makes ChinesePod so extroardinary: its encyclopedic range of lessons for all levels and all interests.

Besides, there was plenty more to the lesson than WoW jargon. Some of the vocab applies to other games, some to the quality of internet service; even some of the technical vocab has military application and is useful for historical fiction and war movies. The second half of the lesson is not about the details of the game, and the discussion between David and John explains things for the outsider.

An excellent lesson of this quality does not need to justify its existence. No user is under an obligation to listen to, study, and like every lesson produced. There's a cornucopia of others to choose from.

]]> <![CDATA[By: bill]]> I was wondering about the translation of 联机 as a LAN. Seems to me that 区域网络 is a LAN, and that 联机 is really machine-to-machine which need not involve a LAN.

For example, I have a home network, cat-6 in the walls and two wireless access points one of which is connected to an ADSL service. My home network is not a LAN. It is a sub-network, with a point-to-point connection to a WAN. Right, a tad techie, but that's me.

不过我从来没玩这些电子游戏了.我比较喜欢又读中文又写软件 .. 如果我有空就我打网球.

]]> I was wondering about the translation of 联机 as a LAN. Seems to me that 区域网络 is a LAN, and that 联机 is really machine-to-machine which need not involve a LAN.

For example, I have a home network, cat-6 in the walls and two wireless access points one of which is connected to an ADSL service. My home network is not a LAN. It is a sub-network, with a point-to-point connection to a WAN. Right, a tad techie, but that's me.

不过我从来没玩这些电子游戏了.我比较喜欢又读中文又写软件 .. 如果我有空就我打网球.

]]> <![CDATA[By: go_manly]]> It seems some people believe I was questioning the value of this lesson. My comments refer only to these games themselves. They are huge timewasters, and its hard to challenge that. These lessons are never a waste of time.

]]> It seems some people believe I was questioning the value of this lesson. My comments refer only to these games themselves. They are huge timewasters, and its hard to challenge that. These lessons are never a waste of time.

]]> <![CDATA[By: tgif]]> Can't wait for my own requested lesson on IL-2, Sturmovik Birds of Prey.  20mm cannon, radial engine, fragmentation bomb, time over target, methanol injection, lot's of uses!  I'm sure Cpodies will dive in.

Seriously, why not a lesson where an atheist debates a theist?

]]> Can't wait for my own requested lesson on IL-2, Sturmovik Birds of Prey.  20mm cannon, radial engine, fragmentation bomb, time over target, methanol injection, lot's of uses!  I'm sure Cpodies will dive in.

Seriously, why not a lesson where an atheist debates a theist?

]]> <![CDATA[By: jckeith]]> So, any other poddies eagerly awaiting Starcraft 2? Starcraft is the de-facto national sport of Korea, you know.

]]> So, any other poddies eagerly awaiting Starcraft 2? Starcraft is the de-facto national sport of Korea, you know.

]]> <![CDATA[By: John]]> We can do that!

]]> We can do that!

]]> <![CDATA[By: John]]> Definitely... SC2 is the game that might suck me back into PC gaming. I still love StarCraft. (Maybe I'm part Korean?)

]]> Definitely... SC2 is the game that might suck me back into PC gaming. I still love StarCraft. (Maybe I'm part Korean?)

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> for the record,I didn't think you were questioning the value of the lesson mate....and I thought your pun on "waste" was a good 'un

]]> for the record,I didn't think you were questioning the value of the lesson mate....and I thought your pun on "waste" was a good 'un

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> 幸亏我不玩电脑游戏，我不浪费我宝贵的时间。不过仔细想想，我因为看动漫而浪费的时间比较长。五十步不应该笑百步！

]]> 幸亏我不玩电脑游戏，我不浪费我宝贵的时间。不过仔细想想，我因为看动漫而浪费的时间比较长。五十步不应该笑百步！

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]]> <![CDATA[By: chinochinese]]> Maybe he just asked nicely.

]]> Maybe he just asked nicely.

]]> <![CDATA[By: pretzellogic]]> Maybe he did. In fact, this gives me another lesson idea.

]]> Maybe he did. In fact, this gives me another lesson idea.

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> Yay, I got unclefesters first comment [ I love that character...you should add him as your avatar mate] but I don't get your point. Anyway,welcome to CPod :)

]]> Yay, I got unclefesters first comment [ I love that character...you should add him as your avatar mate] but I don't get your point. Anyway,welcome to CPod :)

]]> <![CDATA[By: siteng]]> Sorry, gou manli! I meant that as a reply to dastbehkeer. I clicked the wrong Reply button.

]]> Sorry, gou manli! I meant that as a reply to dastbehkeer. I clicked the wrong Reply button.

]]> <![CDATA[By: putu]]> I play Warcraft on battle.net nearly everyday. It's the best game ever. There are millions of players around the globe which is divided into 4 regions, East America, West America, Asia, and Europe. This is a strategy game that requires serious planning and flawless execution. There are four races in the game: Orc, Undead, Human and Elf. You are allowed to control max 3 heroes and around 10 to 20 armies depending on the level of the armies you are making. The main objective is to defeat your opponent by training (called creeping) your heroes and armies to be more supperior. In the battle, you need to micro your armies carefully so that you are able to use the most effective spells, skills, and weapons.

]]> I play Warcraft on battle.net nearly everyday. It's the best game ever. There are millions of players around the globe which is divided into 4 regions, East America, West America, Asia, and Europe. This is a strategy game that requires serious planning and flawless execution. There are four races in the game: Orc, Undead, Human and Elf. You are allowed to control max 3 heroes and around 10 to 20 armies depending on the level of the armies you are making. The main objective is to defeat your opponent by training (called creeping) your heroes and armies to be more supperior. In the battle, you need to micro your armies carefully so that you are able to use the most effective spells, skills, and weapons.

]]> <![CDATA[By: chenierd]]> I wonder if the version of Frozen Throne sold in the United States supports characters...

]]> I wonder if the version of Frozen Throne sold in the United States supports characters...

]]> <![CDATA[By: erik_ringmar]]> Hi guys,

I like this lesson, but why not something on the truly Chinese art of war -- 孫子 and all that? There is quite a cult of 孫子 in management literature sold in the West ("the wisdom of the Orient for middle-management). Could make a fun lesson!

yours always,

林瑞谷

]]> Hi guys,

I like this lesson, but why not something on the truly Chinese art of war -- 孫子 and all that? There is quite a cult of 孫子 in management literature sold in the West ("the wisdom of the Orient for middle-management). Could make a fun lesson!

yours always,

林瑞谷

]]> <![CDATA[By: connie]]> 我们曾经做过一个相关的高级课，《商战与兵法》，推荐你看一下。

]]> 我们曾经做过一个相关的高级课，《商战与兵法》，推荐你看一下。

]]> <![CDATA[By: udenarmorhaha]]> Hello!

I havent heard the lesson yet, but I will definitely listen to it when i get time, as a chinese learner and wow player this is a very very helpful and nice topic to learn. I have played 魔兽世界 in china, and when I came back to europe, I joined a chinese gaming community on european servers, typing and chatting over voicechat in chinese. I know quite a few people that could use this, even though I myself dont see myself as upper intermediate just yet.

In response to the game being waste of time, while i believe there should be a balance in time spend and having other things to do is healthy, I myself learned a lot of Chinese by playing this game in chinese, like I did when learning English, by playing English games, practicing listening and spoken skills over voicechat.

Chinesepod, best ever, 我们是魔兽玩家！( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHjg65mQJkw ， War on internet addiction)

]]> Hello!

I havent heard the lesson yet, but I will definitely listen to it when i get time, as a chinese learner and wow player this is a very very helpful and nice topic to learn. I have played 魔兽世界 in china, and when I came back to europe, I joined a chinese gaming community on european servers, typing and chatting over voicechat in chinese. I know quite a few people that could use this, even though I myself dont see myself as upper intermediate just yet.

In response to the game being waste of time, while i believe there should be a balance in time spend and having other things to do is healthy, I myself learned a lot of Chinese by playing this game in chinese, like I did when learning English, by playing English games, practicing listening and spoken skills over voicechat.

Chinesepod, best ever, 我们是魔兽玩家！( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHjg65mQJkw ， War on internet addiction)

]]> <![CDATA[By: jungia]]> 我有中文版的哈哈 but 我在广东……

]]> 我有中文版的哈哈 but 我在广东……

]]> <![CDATA[By: zhenlijiang]]> Hi, I don't get why you erased your original, totally uncontroversial response to Baba and then went on to change usernames at least twice. Also the profile says you're female. I wonder, maybe you (the original poster) set up this account and then decided to give it to a friend?

Could you please oblige and de-baffle me and anyone else who happened to be looking when you posted the original comment? But if not here, then at least perhaps in a PM to Baba? I say all this because I'm assuming good faith here.

]]> Hi, I don't get why you erased your original, totally uncontroversial response to Baba and then went on to change usernames at least twice. Also the profile says you're female. I wonder, maybe you (the original poster) set up this account and then decided to give it to a friend?

Could you please oblige and de-baffle me and anyone else who happened to be looking when you posted the original comment? But if not here, then at least perhaps in a PM to Baba? I say all this because I'm assuming good faith here.

]]> <![CDATA[By: gejiarui]]> I can see how if you don't play computer games that you would find the words used in this lesson too specialized or not very useful, but for me I loved this lesson! I don't play wow but i occasionally play Starcraft with some Chinese friends and learning the gaming terms has been great! (Also I would respond in Chinese but I'm at work and my computer won't support it :(.

]]> I can see how if you don't play computer games that you would find the words used in this lesson too specialized or not very useful, but for me I loved this lesson! I don't play wow but i occasionally play Starcraft with some Chinese friends and learning the gaming terms has been great! (Also I would respond in Chinese but I'm at work and my computer won't support it :(.

]]> <![CDATA[By: hughborg707]]> John,

I'm an original Starcraft-er. Even after a decade + its still fun. I don't know if Starcraft 2 will EVER see the light of day. They've been saying its almost ready now for years.

I got sucked in to WoW for a while (okay somewhat addicted) but managed to quit playing long before my other friends did :)

These days I just hit it with FPS games like the Battlefield series etc. I'm amazed at just how many Battlefield 2 servers are based in (or run by) Chinese groups now. It is a different landscape than when the game was released in 2005.

]]> John,

I'm an original Starcraft-er. Even after a decade + its still fun. I don't know if Starcraft 2 will EVER see the light of day. They've been saying its almost ready now for years.

I got sucked in to WoW for a while (okay somewhat addicted) but managed to quit playing long before my other friends did :)

These days I just hit it with FPS games like the Battlefield series etc. I'm amazed at just how many Battlefield 2 servers are based in (or run by) Chinese groups now. It is a different landscape than when the game was released in 2005.

]]> <![CDATA[By: hughborg707]]> Update.... Starcraft II rocks! :)

]]> Update.... Starcraft II rocks! :)

]]>