[dev1102] Meteor had better be obtainable!

[Babekeke]

I speak Japanese and party with them frequently. It's much more common for a NA party to let JP players in who don't speak English than it is for a NA player to be accepted to a JP party, regardless of language status. If you don't realize this, than you're living in a sheltered world.

Except that most JP players speak a lot more English than most English players speak JP.

Average English speaking player knows 'hai', 'w' and 'arigatou'.
Average JP player knows most basic words, even if the spelling is all over the place.

[Imakun]

Except that most JP players speak a lot more English than most English players speak JP.

Average English speaking player knows 'hai', 'w' and 'arigatou'.
Average JP player knows most basic words, even if the spelling is all over the place.

Yet they refuse to use English 90% of time, unless they play out of JP prime time and need to join my shout.
I'm sorry but this is what I got from playing 6 years now. I ALWAYS use auto-translator when shouting or asking another party something, and this is the common practice for almost everyone except japanese players.
From most of them I either get response in full japanese or no reply at all. If I get a reply in japanese, I tell them I can't understand it very well (I do recognize words/kanji) and that's where the conversation usually ends.
No luck in trying with romaji too, even though that's the closest thing to japanese I can type.
Shouts from japanese players are ALWAYS in full japanese, including jobs (each have its own kanji or word like Monk モンク or 召 Summoner).

Basically, unless you can type using japanese character, most of the time you'll get completely ignored.

Still I get the occasional more welcoming player that makes an effort in communicating with me, or that invites me to his party so I can lot the stupid G10 item (THANK YOU) without even replying to my question. Or someone who actually use the AT to tell me something.

Does my server suck? Probabily.
The language barrier between "westerners" and japanese players is big. I just wish more people would try and make an effort, from both sides.