Where does this hatred against chinese players come from? Frustration. Before the chinese, people blamed Russians. Now you have targeted a vulnerable minor group to blame.
So why do they hang out with their own people and don't communicate in english a lot? Answer is simple. They are being attacked, insulted and hated every single second of their Nostalrius (Vanilla 1.12.1) gaming experience. They feel safe in their own guild with their own people. How would YOU react if YOU would be treated with same hostility and hatred every single day? Would you rather be with safe, friendly people you know?
We must also remember that there is a real human behind the character. A real human, who has real feelings. Please think before you start name calling these players with idiotic names, like "Xiaos".
By the book, Nostalrius is an international server. No, they aren't our enemies. No, they aren't causing the server lag. The lag is caused by PLAYERS. You, me, him, her. It will all get better when the clustering project is done!
"But they farm gold, wintrade and bot!" Sure some of them. Minority of a minority! Maybe 00,1% of them. These things have always happened before the chinese players arrived.
"They don't speak english! There's a lot of empty messages and it annoys me!" Uhhh. Again. Superior majority of them speak fluent english but they feel it's safer to be quiet around hostile environment. And if one, maximum two, empty messages in general or trade chat annoy you... Well. You got an anger management problem.
I have made a list of three golden rules to make Nostalrius better place for us all...
1. Immediately stand up and express your opinion loudly if you see someone flirting with racism. Be brave and take action. Make sure you are point out that you won't be accepting ANY form of racism toward players.
2. Be understanding and emphatic. Always think for the reason why the chinese player is acting in such and such ways. How would you do in his/her position? Who is the first one to throw a stone....
3. Remember that there is a real player behind the screen. Be kind. Love is the way.
I log into World of Warcraft... Straight away I notice people demanding a ban of Chinese game clients and VPNs in general chat... I see people making fun of empty chat messages... I feel flush of memories.
I think of that "Xiao" who invited full group of his guildies to help me just for ONE elite quest he had done himself earlier already...
I think of that "Xiao" who immediately buffed me up and made me conjured water in Arathi Basin when I only greeted him...
I think of that "Xiao" who taught me about efficient shadow priest gameplay...
I think of that "Xiao" who enchanted my items for only a smile when I was lower level...
I think of that "Xiao" who taught big group of interested people about Cultural Revolution and modern China in front of Orgrimmar...
I think of that "Xiao" who farmed Dire Maul East persistently with me for epic mount money even though we had huge language barrier...
I shake my head and start to feel physically sick. Why do racists want to drive these people away? Suddenly I hear a whisper sound. It's a whisper from my chinese friend. The message of it is simple...
I feel warm inside and take a sip of my coffee. Smile creeps on my face. I start running toward Orgrimmar's flight path.
We will go farm DM/E once again.
Please lets keep this topic clean and positive! I encourage you to share positive experiences... Be brave and step out!! I'm also asking for chinese players' experiences of xenophobia they have met.
About Author: Aliisa is a proud friend of many chinese players and to this day still fights furiously to end xenophobia in Nostalrius Begins.
