I am traveling to Japan soon for a long period of time to learn Japanese, and I am concerned about a couple of things when it comes to that.
First of all, is there an English setting available to players in Japanese servers? I may be going to Japan, but my kanji skills are really bad, and at the very least, I want to be able to read my quests without having to flip between google translate and the game, and my concern for being able to chat with others around me isn't that big a concern.
Second of all, what is the lag like between Japan and the US? If it is not so bad, I might be willing to not change to a JP server... or, transfer servers well before my trip.
Third of all, is there a way to copy chat that is in-game onto your clipboard and paste it somewhere else? I know you can highlight it...
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06-26-2017, 02:19 AMElindiirSo... I am moving to Japan from America soon and there's a world transfer program...
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06-26-2017, 02:22 AMRisvertasashi
The only thing regional servers affect in this game is who you play with. There's no artificial restrictions, you can still use the English client setting. Tonberry is considered to be the unofficial English server for SEA, be they aussies, expats, or anyone else that might be in the region but isn't Japanese.
It's about 220ms if you're west coast. Unplayable for shooters, decently playable for a slower RPG like this as long as you can anticipate mechanics a bit.
Ctrl C + Ctrl V works on ingame text. -
06-26-2017, 02:22 AMFuriea
I shall answer all your questions.
if you registered English copy of the game.. when you re-download/re-install.. it will be in English just like how it is in NA. the keyboard setting is tied to your PC's keyboard setting. one thing you need to do is to highlight/enable other language in your Duty Finder setting otherwise the DF will search pure English party for you.. which means you will wait in quene FOREVER.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elindiir
I am located in NJ,USA, which is very close to the original NA server before it moved to CA. BUT I have been playing on Tonberry, a JP server for 2 years now.. the connection is fine at 180~220 ping. You don't get instant feedback from server but the delay is not nearly as bad as what people sad. I haven't get knocked over by anything for a long time now. (I was knocked out by titan the first 3 times I fought him becasue I was not used to the initial ping change.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Elindiir
use boarderless setting. bookmark google translate on the google search page (instead of the webpage of the google translate) you can copy & paste Party Finder comment. (SE put this in 2 patches go and I was super excited because now I can translate them) you can also highlight chat, Ctrl+C to copy them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elindiir
I use the google translate on the search page because you can hit the left/right arrow and start typing English and have it translated into Japanese for you. (this can not be done in the google translate webpage.) but be warned... the google translate is not almighty... use simple word like "bathroom" instead of "oh man.. I am not really well.. i need to take a big one on the toilet" my friend laugh at the translate that came out from google translate all the time... lol
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06-26-2017, 02:27 AMElindiir
Interesting, and thank you. I may go with that (unless I make friends with people in Japan that play in a particular server).
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06-26-2017, 02:30 AMElindiir(I am sooo not used to these forums) What is Tonberry like? Is the community nice? Are there any nice FCs? OH and I would kill to eventually be in an FC with a place Shirogane with an RP habit (though only if its English speaking or whatnot lol)Quote:
Originally Posted by Furiea
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06-26-2017, 02:33 AMDalmacus
If your going to or planning to even start on the JP servers i recommend first learning the language, second learn the culture of the JP community. Lastly be courteous to people here as they are very polite and helpful if your patient.
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06-26-2017, 02:36 AMRisvertasashiI don't play on Tonberry myself, but I have friends that do. There are definitely English speaking FCs there and, well, every server has to have friendly ones. From what I've heard, RP is not really a thing for Japanese players. As far as English players on Tonberry goes... that I have no idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elindiir
One suggestion: without any transfer fees or anything... you can go make a character on Tonberry or other Asia-region servers. Explore a bit, feel out the community. -
06-26-2017, 02:36 AMElindiir
Replying to Furiea...
And judging from the fact that you are a tank main, your responses feel quite meaningful when it comes to lag. -
06-26-2017, 02:45 AMFurieafirst thing first... Tonberry is prob the only JP server that's over populated? they added Tonberry to the overpopulated list. so I am not sure if Tonberry should be your first choice. Maybe another world that's in the same Data center as Tonberry? so you get the cheap price items and housing (tonberry housing is 100% full) while benefit from the skilled player base of tonberry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elindiir
I think Tonberry has decent amount of English speaking players and large Englihs FCs ... multiple of them.. are they nice? I don't know. but they do recruit often in Chat. (you can take a look at the English World section on the forum and see what FC are recruiting) http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/forums/666-Community
I think most JP players are used to seeing English player even known you will still see "JP only" in Party Finder. but don't let it get to you. being unable to communicate for difficult raid is a problem. the rest really is the same. I was on Sagaratas before I moved to tonberry... the first thing I noticed besides the ping is how much more skilled the player base is than Sagaratas. -
06-26-2017, 02:49 AMFurieayea. PLD since launch until my friend forced me to play DPS with them.. since they are tank and healer.. otherwise I enjoy my time as a PLD tank. helping people in need on PF and getting that instant quene. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Elindiir
also WHM healer main. (I leveled all jobs but picked PLD, WHM, SMN to play in each catagory) -
06-26-2017, 02:50 AMElindiir
Ok, so I looked at the worlds statuses, and it looks like I probably would not be able to transfer to Tonberry or make a character there...
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06-26-2017, 02:53 AMTexa
http://ff14net.2chblog.jp/
https://www.gamespark.jp/article/2015/05/30/57347.html
A couple of links to help with learning about the Japanese community a little.
http://thejadednetwork.com/sfx/
Is good for looking up onomatopoeia slang that might come up in conversations while you're there. -
06-26-2017, 03:02 AMFurieaThat's what I thought =(Quote:
Originally Posted by Elindiir
but hey.. on the bright side.. things are cheaper and housing are available on other servers.
I recommend you look thought here: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/forums/666-Community and see if you can find some RP FC on the potential servers you would transfer to. THEN make a character on that server and join the RP FC to see if you like it before you transfer. -
06-26-2017, 10:51 AMHirskuwilI live in Japan and play on a NA server and the majority of the time I don't feel the lag is that bad. I usually get a ping of around 130ms compared with the 20 I would get to the JP servers. That said I'm still thinking of transferring, if only to get more Japanese practice considering I spend a lot of time in Eorzea! I'm just hoping Leviathan gets added to the congested server list so I can get a free transfer and a nice cash injection as reimbursement for my house :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Elindiir
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06-26-2017, 12:14 PMMikita
Hi. Just something to be careful about in order to continue playing after your move.
I think payment methods are still tied to the region of your service account and you may need to keep paying with your current method even while you are in Japan. So that may mean leaving leaving enough money to cover the monthly costs while you are here, or making sure someone can cover it for you. -
06-26-2017, 12:21 PMHirskuwilYup they definitely are. I still pay via my UK bank account. This can sometimes lead to another set of issues with getting errors when trying to change things on mogstation such as number of retainers or subscription schedule when you are accessing from another country (even using VPN I kept getting errors and got locked out of my account for a time).Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikita
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06-26-2017, 01:37 PMlaurenceastley
I'm originally from the UK and moved to Japan, and now play on Tonberry. I went the route of starting a new account to avoid billing issues.
You do have the option of changing your UI between English and Japanese any time you like.
Theres a large English speaking presence on Tonberry, but you'll be playing mostly with people from AUS/NZ or Singapore if you join an English FC.
Personally I'm in a really friendly JP FC called LunaMoon. They don't speak English but they don't mind foreigners when you're ready to make the jump away from English.
In my opinion, if you're gonna play in Japan, I'd recommend the switch to a JP server. Playing with people in your own time zone makes it a little easier to "get things done", and there really are plenty of English speakers on Tonberry.
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06-26-2017, 02:04 PMKaedan
1) You can set your language to whatever. Even with an English copy of the game you can set it to French, Japanese or German if you want. What server you're on makes no difference.
2) Lag between Japan and Balmung isn't that bad. Connection is either "Good" or even sometimes "Excellent"... it really depends on your ISP. If you get Fiber (called "Hikari" or 光 in Japan), then it won't be bad at all to connect to NA. Unless you're trying to do the most progressive hardcore content, you shouldn't notice at all.
3) Yes, you can just click and drag to select text and then Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V into Google.
Tonberry is now classified as congested, so you won't be able to move to Tonberry even if you want to. Personally I do like Tonberry, but knowing Japanese myself, it's a bit annoying to see some of the immature shouts that happen in English.
Masamune still has a decent English population if you want to go there. And since Party finder is cross-server now, it doesn't really matter if as long as you're on the same data center as Tonberry. -
06-26-2017, 02:16 PMEre
I had a friend I was in the navy with get restationed in Japan and lived off base. He had prblems with payment on the mogstation becasue it saw a JP IP address but an American credit card. I am not sure what his work around was. You also cant use promotional codes exclusive to Japan (7/11 event) or the JP expacs with a NA SE account. Other than that enjoy your time Here.
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06-27-2017, 07:16 AMMikita
Here's a thread with some useful Japanese terms that are more specific to FF14. It's a bit old and could probably use some updating for newer game terms, but still has some nice basics.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...useful-to-know. -
06-28-2017, 01:22 AMElindiirThank you! I need to learn more kanji anyway!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikita
So I assume 侍 is samurai and 赤 might be red mage? -
06-28-2017, 02:03 AMFurieayesQuote:
Originally Posted by Elindiir
have you made your decision yet?