I seem to notice a lot more people on since the trailer was released for the PvE server. Are these mostly new people who've rolled here in anticipation of the new server coming out?
You could still play from a VPN, and it's hardly rascism to ban a country's range of addresses. Companies do it all the time lol. Like the BBC or American Streaming sites
@thread responses, the chinese are not the only gold farmers/sellers. It's the stereotype but to think such a rash move would fix much is just not the case. Ofc english is very popular there and I guarantee you've interacted with a fellow legit chinese player in your time here.