Why are there so many Chinese Tanki sites?

[HyperQuantum 362]

We all know that the official Chinese TO website is here: 3dtank.com

It is even linked to our English TO homepage, at the top right corner.

 

But if you were to make a google search using the keyword "3D坦克", you'll notice quite a number of other websites also offering Chinese TO.

 

http://my.4399.com/yxtk/

http://web.7k7k.com/games/3dtk/

http://games.ifeng.com/webgame/sdtk/

 

My question is, are these illegal counterfeits?

For the last 2, maybe. But for the first one, "my.4399.com", the forum moderators from the Official Chinese TO confirmed that:

 

GM回复:“玩家您好,4399是我们的合作方,游戏是相同的,游戏帐号相互不通用,感谢您的支持.”

GM's reply: "Hello tanker, 4399 is our partner. The game is the same, but the accounts are not shared. Thank you for your support."

 

Source: http://forum.3dtank.com/index.php?showtopic=20171

 

Isn't Chinese TO licensed to 3dtank.com only? Why does 3dtank.com get to "share" it's license with so many other websites?

 

If this is in the wrong section, please move it as you see fit. TQ.

[lordmostafa 3,821]

As said, they are partners, websites Tanki uses to get more players, to advertise the game. Same as how Miniclip is partner with English Tanki, they all work together :)
Also, please ask in Help Site next time, this section is for Ideas. :)

[MarineMan2 1,164]

Firstly, these other sites are not illegal counterfeits. In fact, they are the exact same game you play on the official Tanki Online site, but are simply being hosted by third parties. They wanted to have TO on their site, contacted the developers, and embedded the code into their site.

 

Now, the Chinese version of Tanki Online is an identical game in every regard, but operates on different servers. They are partners of Tanki Online, and do work together on things, but their game, and communities are operated seperately from our own.

 

3dtank.com is not licensing out their game, they've simply shared the embed code with a few other sites. The same way our Tanki Online (tankionline.com) can be found on miniclip.com.

 

In the future, please post your questions here: help.tankionline.com 

 

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