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Chinese television reuses WoW maps in military document

Posted Sep 17, 2008 by Teza

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China Military TV Channel broadcasted a military documentary about war exercises that took place around the world last year. One of the maps they used showed Turkey, Iraq and Iran (from left to right on the map below).

Now compare it to Arathi Highlands as seen in WoW:

Did they really think this would go unnoticed with so many WoW players around the world?

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  • MartLP said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    Lol I can't believe this xD!

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  • ZekeTheSquirrel said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    HAHA! That's funny. I had no idea Arathi Highlands was in Turkey...

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  • Chaoshonor said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    Wow lol.

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  • Nureik said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    Jeezus...with as many WoW players around the world AND especially in China...that's incredibly stupid.

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  • Darsky said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    omfg haha, that's just fucking hilarious! Stupid Chinese! It might be so all the chinese goldfarmers would understand? =]

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  • nidanone said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    lol

    well why not, they rip off everything else...

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  • bjason82 said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    Is it just me, or is refuge point right where Baghdad should be? Not only that, but they put the great wall of china in turkey!! I'm glad these guys didn't make cartographer addon.

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  • LotharLocnar said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    Why would anyone even take the military serious after this type of infringement?
    I would say Blizzard can now go to arbitration in California and sue the government for using an online map w/o permission from Blizzard.

    ummm, unless China has so much gold selling online that Blizzard has been bought out by China.

    His Excellency,
    Earl Lothar Loc'Nar

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  • LotharLocnar said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    Why would anyone even take the military serious after this type of infringement?
    I would say Blizzard can now go to arbitration in California and sue the government for using an online map w/o permission from Blizzard.

    ummm, unless China has so much gold selling online that Blizzard has been bought out by China.

    His Excellency,
    Earl Lothar Loc'Nar

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  • Empi3 said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    psshhh whehehe! xD
    i'll just lol at this =|]

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  • DrunkenRogue said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    That is hilarious!

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  • Keiri89 said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    ahahahah that's rather funny hehe

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  • icemasteryeti said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    Why the hell didn't they use a real map? Its not like they don't have the money to buy an atlas. Even the mountains are exactly the same, I don't think Turkey, Iran and Iraq even have that many mountains lol.

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  • Wyveryx said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    Un-Bee-Looody-lievable!

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  • KullBane said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    ftw!!! how can they even call themselves a true news provider?:)>

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  • KullBane said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    ftw!!! how can they even call themselves a true news provider?:)>

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  • manic-half said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    i won't pretend i know how the real life map actually looks, but blizzard has a long history of ripping off existing games/real life names/locations so is it really that hard for you fanboys to consider the fact that maybe they based arathi off something else?

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  • MorituriMax said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    Watch out, one of these days the Chinese Army is going to invade Turkey looking for all those Gold and Silver nodes to mine with their army engineers..

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  • zebra750 said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    Are there any Rare spawns on the map to farm?

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  • cocukoo said 
    Mon, Jan 28 2008 4:43 PM ()

    yeah.that's hilarious.
    welcome to http://wowquest.service.to

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