So I've been meaning to say this for a while no.
Dear Yoshi-P
You don't have to do the Letters from the Producer, live. You can just prerecord them, subtitle or dub them, then drop them when they are ready.
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04-18-2020, 12:15 AMDyvidLetter From the Producer LIVE
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04-18-2020, 12:46 AMDBriggs304
Perhaps he just feels that's more personal.
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04-18-2020, 12:55 AMValkyrie_Lenneth
It's a way for them to present themselves to the community. Even if I don't get to watch them all live, it's one of the things I appreciate about this team.
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04-18-2020, 01:25 AMDrWho2010
they do it live for more personality. Also in the past they've done these in front of audiences in various locations around japan.
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04-18-2020, 02:34 AMStormfur
I'm betting more people tune in for the live broadcasts (when they can). It seems more one-on-one than "Oh, i recorded this months ago, let's plop it into a queue and go".
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04-18-2020, 02:36 AMHazama999
Considering how patch 5.3 is going to be delayed, I was surprised to hear they were even having a PLL this soon.
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04-18-2020, 03:58 AMDyvid
Well it may feels more personal it also locked out 2/3 or the players base. For example: Friday, April 24, 2020 at 4:00 a.m. (PDT). First it's going to be in Japanese so non JPN speaking players have to relay on community translators, hats off to them by the way. The broadcast is going to be at 20:00 or 8pm. That is 11am GMT and 4am/3am/2am/1am PST/MDT/CST/EST respectively.
Does being Live actually effect the broadcast? No, unless there is technique glitches which is more negative than positive viewing experience. Other than feeling good, there is no harm in waiting until it a finished product the entire community can enjoy.
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04-18-2020, 04:09 AMDrWho2010
the devs are japanese. the majority of live letters happen in japan. we only get real time english translation for major things like expac LL's or if they're out of the country. you should know this by now this is how it works. it's not going to change so stop whinging about it.
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04-18-2020, 04:17 AMDivinemightsYou are probably at home during this entire Covid 19 lock down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dyvid
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04-18-2020, 04:41 AMDyvidFunny but it sounds like something I've heard back in 2010, but meh if the community doesn't want something better who am I to ask for it....Quote:
Originally Posted by DrWho2010
Actually some of us still have to work through the pandemic.... What new language are you learning while you stay at home?Quote:
Originally Posted by Divinemights
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04-18-2020, 05:27 AMDrWho2010if it hasn't changed in 10 years it's obviously never going to in the future. no point trying to get blood from stone...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dyvid
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04-18-2020, 08:54 AMAltera
The whole deal with the Liveletter to me even if i dont speak japanese, is how open and honest they are towards their fans.
This is something I really wish more gaming companies would adopt.
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04-18-2020, 09:18 AMTarynHI don't know about GMT, but it's 4am/5am/6am/7am respectively here in the USA. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dyvid
That being said, I do agree with the whole translation part of your post. While I appreciate the live streams, I do wish more of it was officially translated. I'm personally stuck reading the power points they put up, and usually the banter is missed with community translators. (Though they are appreciated.) -
04-18-2020, 01:15 PMCanadane
Non-live would refer to the Letters From the producer, the written ones.
I miss the written letters we used to get.
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04-18-2020, 03:31 PMalthenawhm
Cant wait for the next live letter, chock full of ignoring healers yet again!
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04-18-2020, 06:03 PMFhaerronNot really because the evening schools are closed so it's been temporarily suspended. (I do my revisions but that's about it, nothing too much 'new').Quote:
Originally Posted by Divinemights
Despite that it doesn't change anything if it was before or after, I still have the same amount of free time I did before the lock down. I just simply work from home. And I actually work more now because there's no commute time lost and well the border between life / work is also gone now, I caught myself creating a work-related email at 10.30 PM (I work until 6 PM).
The fact that the devs are Japanese means nothing. It's not a local Japan only company, they are international. English (It's NOT my mother language) is an international language + NA & EU community combined is larger then the JAP community.
I find it ignorant and completely out of touch with their non JAP community.
This is one of my most favourite game if not the most. It's a triple A game where we pay full triple A + a subscription. Yet if we want to stay in touch and informed with all the latest information we have to relay on our own community, fan based translations or just wait a month or two where they pust a bland topic with 'oh yeah this is what we said a while ago'. > As A EU consumer I feel completely left in the dark and not thought off.
This is not me hating on the game, I think it's a great game and one of my favourites, I just have strong disagrees with certain points and with to see them changed (towards an international company that is).
I also have a few local JAP only games and there I also relay on the community and fan based translations. For these I don't mind because it's a local JAP only community. So, it's not me blindly hating on JAP stuff either.