Quote Originally Posted by Hyrist View Post
People will defend things blindly in favor of not believe in that in any case what so ever they are wrong even though the evidence is clearly otherwise.
Really? What evidence is that?

My criticism remains that the English Localization deviates too far from every other language base, including the, yes, original Japanese text, pulled from the game client. /
As has been pointed out several times, the "original" Japanese text is not the master version of the story.

People can chose to attempt to defend this in a vain attempt to appear more intelligent or more 'in league' with the Localization team then they actually are. Their opinions are not my concern - this content is. I do not agree with the course of the Localization team making this far a deviant from the rest of the FFXIV world, period. No excuses of high-mindless, literary stylization or convoluted lore constructs is going to change how far the literary direction deviates in fact, and the implication of further mistranslated text this raises.
Ad hominen fallacy. Some of us prefer the English version to the Japanese version. Are you aware that many of the fairy tales we grew up with exist in radically different forms in other countries? Same concept, same key points, different delivery.

I restate my request to Koji and the rest of the Localization team to use caution when taking stylistic liberties. 'Style' can be done without obscuring the story's direction or meaning.
At the end of both scripts, Midgardsomr is following us around, clearly testing us, and we know Ishgard is about to come under siege from the dravians. The story was hardly changed.

And anyone who says it does not, is bluntly and rudely dismissing every individual that disagrees with them. The fact that this is even a debate proves otherwise.
Hi pot! Love, kettle.

First, I will call out the ad hominen fallacy right off. It is not the case that some of us are in vain, or that we are "in league" with the Localization team. It's that when presented with the Japanese version of the story and the English version, some of us prefer the English version. Second, your claim that the direction of the story has changed is wrong. In both versions, Midgardsomr states he has made a pact with Hydaelyn, that he is testing us, and that Ishgard is about to come under direct siege of the Dravians.