Or because they've never answered a question from the NA side directly.
It's a Japanese game, we get it. But that's probably the dumbest reasoning I've seen.
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Or because they've never answered a question from the NA side directly.
It's a Japanese game, we get it. But that's probably the dumbest reasoning I've seen.
I noticed that trend. Very rarely do we get a response from the Reps here that is not originally from a response on the JP side.
Forum cycle is basically:
Read JP Rep responses through Google Translate > Read Reinhart's translation > Read NA Rep's translation of something I read twice already.
I understand the communication borders between NA and JP, but I think other regions should be responded to about their particular complaints and problems beyond localization. We recently had a near 1k post thread with almost 400 likes to the thread and a Rep didn't even acknowledge it existed, or did they? Who knows.
But honestly JP side is nice and clean and all that but they do have trolls in there just like NA side so nothing special there, also they do demand/request for lots of stuff just like NA as well so that's same could be how they word it that helps get a comment on some for sure. All the other stuff is mainly talked on 2CH forums from what I noticed, but obviously those wont get any comment since it's outside of FFXIV forums but I think the devs check them out too time to time.
- For one thing JP thread is much more organized, they post the threads in appropriate forum section is one thing NA we got threads doing this as well but most are posted in the General Discussion area.
Example: 2355 threads in General Discussion on JP side compared to 11039 threads in GD on NA side.- They try to name the title of the threads so you can tell what the thread is talking about instead of "HELLO", "I HAVE AN IDEA", "DISAPPOINTED" where you gotta click and read to find out what the thread is about. Those will definitely not help getting rep posting replies on it imo.
- People try to stick to that one thread instead of making multiple threads.
Not all but people do try more to search for certain thread topic and post within the same thread to keep it clean. Only time they separate a thread is if they get into a debate and think that should be discussed in another thread then they will go ahead and do that.
Other than that is probably the language barrier like you said.
NA posts gets lots of likes, has good thread going NA rep needs to send that to translator or if they can do it translate it themselves and send info to YoshiP or whoever is in charge on JP side then it gets checked if there are any JP threads also talking about it, then JP side gets reply from the reps and NA gets translated and posted afterwards (usually same day, or day after)
And that... noticed this also doing the translations for almost a year, NA side questions only gets answered if JP side has similar question going. Once in a while Bay and them answers stuff that wasn't posted on JP side but for most it's something that was posted in JP side then translated and being posted on NA side as if it was replying to someone in here. Reason why I said above they check what questions are alike both on JP and NA side and responding.
I probably shouldn't be saying this on here but sometimes when I see NA rep posts making it sound like they got the answer! when actually JP side got it first, kind of makes me stop and think for a second about it since I already read the JP comment I know it was originally posted there and wasn't originally for the NA. Unless they are both being replied to at same time since it's related question like I said. Some rep comments already do but they should just put JP side got a comment on this related topic so here it is.. (translation)...
Very much like being an EU player in regards to things like World of Warcraft - the majority of news we get is reposts of information found on the US forums, and we barely ever get anything from the developers themselves (folk such as Ghostcrawler and what not).
I have actually been very impressed by the amount of stuff that is posted (despite the language barrier, which doesn't exist between the 'main' EU forum and the US forum for World of Warcraft) even if it takes some time basically due to the reps being based in the US.
*Edit* Looking through the 'Blue' posts on MMO-Champion, and within the first four pages, minus a couple of topics being posted in by the community team in regards to "You are oldschool if you remember..." every single post is a news repost or a blog repost on the EU side. The information posted by Ghostcrawler doesn't even make it across the divide.
Apologies for the assumption that you are from the US, but this is a common topic on the EU WoW forums - or basically any gaming forum in which you are technically the secondary market.
It is something that slightly bugs me also. While we do have similar complaints like Japan, we still have issues with the game here and there that JP may not have made a thread for, and it feels like it will guaranteed be ignored simply because the JP have not brought it up. Not only that, I see wonderful ideas made by people. Are the developers not able to see these ideas because of translation issues?
But it isn't to criticize our NA reps, they do a fantastic job and I know they try to provide us any information they can. I think however like you said, we need to get the developers attention with NA/EU specific threads. Perhaps something that will make a JP put it through a translator to see what it is.
Something like RNG is a major issue here and they didn't respond to it beyond "There will be more content in 2.0 to balance things.", most NA would like a more detailed response on that and don't know if JP are attempting to get the same thing out of them.
They did answer regarding triple triad, which i thought was unique to NA side iirc. Regarding RNG thread, they already said changes are gonna come in 2.0 at E3 interview, what more do people want, its clear they arent gonna change anything on the relic quest unless it was done in fashion that some people cant ger it in fair fashion (behest for exmplae because some people monopilize it before) ?
Its amazing how entitled this side of community are, no wonder they dont reply here.
They do reply like you said on some threads like that Triple Triad stuff + the lore posts by the reps in here are stuff JP side sometimes don't get either so those are the goodies NA side get for sure. All the NA reps doing the best they can I assume it's not their fault they can't get reply for Japan side after sending in the request all they can do is wait and they posting whatever they can get from the JP replies they got into the threads on NA side even if they have to dig up old posts they take the time to look it up and post it for the NA side.
As for that RNG stuff to be fair I'll just say JP side has thread on that and doesn't have rep comment as well but pretty sure both JP and NA reps notified the devs.
Remember that 1-50 thread that was going for so long on NA side and JP side didn't have a thread about it so I translated the whole OP and posted and that's when the JP side got reply in a day or two... which worked but same time I think some reps didn't like me doing that... sooo I stopped doing much of that (reason why I try to look the other way when ppl ask me to post it on JP side... don't want to make them mad if I still want to try and apply for work at SE in future....)
EDIT: This thread about One to Fifty, One Zone - http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...e-Zone-Long-OP
Now that I see OP's post I guess he quit the game :(
Reinheart, if you have time can you translate this post?
http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...entry?e=385824
Quote:
ファクションリーヴ『賞金首「海賊:連雷衆」』クリアしました!
Cleared the faction leve --- (dunno English name) !
http://static2.finalfantasyxiv.com/t...C4_160_160.jpg
構成は戦モモ白
Setup was WAR MNK MNK WHM
初期配置されている弓6を殲滅し、その後に出てくる槍を戦士がタゲとってマラソンします。
弓2はそれぞれモンクがタゲを取って殲滅。
First take down the 6 archers then have the war take the lancer and kite it.
Each MNK takes each archers and take them down.
ファングが沸いたらモンクがタゲを取り速攻で部位破壊。
部位破壊さえすれば脅威ではないので、WSを避けながら攻撃を。
スタンがかなり入るのでヘイメーカーや当身などで狙ったりすると楽だと思います。
Once Fang pops MNK takes the target right away and break the body part.
Once you break the part you will be to just dodge the WS and attack, stun works pretty good so use Hay Maker or (Other MNK stun WS)
ファング討伐後は槍を倒して無事クリア。
After taking down Fang just take down the lancer and got the clear
しかし、この構成でやる場合白さんの負担がすごいことに・・・
However with this setup the WHM has lots of work load...
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Reinheart thank you for this.
reinheart i love you
Reinheart, i stole your subligar, you really need to wash it more often
just want to say the sexy gear sound like pain in the ass to get from the reply of yoshi ._.
To me it sounds more like new summer event gear and The past event gear isnt bad to obrtain
The sexy gear shouldn't be summer event gear since JP posters asked if Yukata's were it and the dev/reps couldn't give out details but just said wait till 1.23. To me sounds more like they got gears aside from Yukata's that's sexy...
0.1% drop rate material needed to craft it............
Yeah but seasonal event gear isn't really usefull other than for achievement-have.
I don't think he'll make it hard.
http://goo.gl/BJLFF - This one OP just asked about being able to use the markers outside of guild leve and Triairy saying it can't be done with current version and was also commented already in the past linking to that old one which I also translated here - http://goo.gl/BVlxj
http://goo.gl/5INBE - This one is regarding camera while mounted on Gobbue, people wanted to have the camera view changed while mounted on Gobbue and Triairy saying for current version they looked into it but by doing it causes some graphic issues when entering some areas or places where you hit the trees/roof. Also in 2.0 they will make the camera zooming more smooth to zoom out/in so and to have different camera settings for every mount will need extra data so instead want to make the camera control better so it's easier for the players to change camera views manually.
I think the "graphical issue" is what I like to call "trapped camera" or "stuck camera". Where you're blinded by the an obstacle in the way and the camera is stuck behind it.
Either way you can't see. Goobbues were nice as a gimmick but I'll never use one.
Ya know, if you use the default 10posts per page...this thread is now 400 pages long ^^
Hey Reinhart, is there anyone on the Japanese side that feels the same way about the spell effectiveness of fire and ice spells on Thaumaturge/Black mage being lackluster and needing improvement? Or any of the enfeebles being very ineffective after the first use?
It's just another interview from E3, with a bit more content.
my only hope is that level cap get raise to 75...
50 will be a shit, 60 too low: 10 levels in every class will be easily done in 2 weeks.
in FFXI from 50 to 75 was like leveling 4 jobs to 50. Stop this "i have all, i am mediocre in all" Please, less classes per player and more specialists.
Some info regarding the Connect!On from blog post by Takeo Clode
Source: http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...entry?e=386492
Some already known info, some new
EDIT: ...pressed tab enter damn it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Takeo_Clode
updating it stillfinished!
** Make sure to give Takeo Clode the credit by pressing the like on his blog post