Chinese Exclusive Outfits (Or: Look At This Awesome Stuff You're NEVER Getting)

[Culfinrandir]

Dun know the way the OP says it, it sounds so final.

I haven't seen, or heard anything about SE not giving those outfits available in the future.

Well, given that the outfits were designed by another company for a game ran by said company it's unlikely. They have nothing to do with SE.

[Chasely]

You know what else I'm not getting? Authoritarian communist regimes censoring my video games. I'd say the trade off is in our benefit here.

We kind of are? There was a thread about it in one of the off forums. the lead EN translator censored parts of the game without telling the JP team. They also convinced some of the EU teams to do the same. It was happening up until 3.15. I haven't heard about anytihng in 3.2 yet. He was called out by Yoshi-P twice and had to write a formal apology. In his apology he said he'd continue to censor materials to ensure nothing 'problematic' would make it to our side of the pond.

[Gokuhan]

I don't see the need to make these China-only. Give it to them sure, but share the love.

[AngelicSence]

You only want it because you can't have it; Its the same with noobs and skill, strength and tanks, healers and accuracy, dragoons and respect, AST and balance, SE and game balance...etc.

I have nothing against your comment, but it's not the same. You shouldn't categorize all like that. Skill and noobs are different subject, so does healers and accuracy problem. I think we should take those seriously. As far as new outfits go, Chinese players will always get exclusive items. It's just how business work to support players. Not just China, but Chinese always get something similar to this in almost every other MMOs.

[Nestama]

I don't see the need to make these China-only. Give it to them sure, but share the love.

Well, as Culfinrandir said, these aren't made by SE (or rather, the XIV team we know and love). The exclusive gear is made by the Chinese and Korean teams.

[Nektulos-Tuor]

Why can't Chinese players here get the outfit?

[Theodric]

We kind of are? There was a thread about it in one of the off forums. the lead EN translator censored parts of the game without telling the JP team. They also convinced some of the EU teams to do the same. It was happening up until 3.15. I haven't heard about anytihng in 3.2 yet. He was called out by Yoshi-P twice and had to write a formal apology. In his apology he said he'd continue to censor materials to ensure nothing 'problematic' would make it to our side of the pond.

What's being censored?

[Lukha]

We kind of are? There was a thread about it in one of the off forums. the lead EN translator censored parts of the game without telling the JP team. They also convinced some of the EU teams to do the same. It was happening up until 3.15. I haven't heard about anytihng in 3.2 yet. He was called out by Yoshi-P twice and had to write a formal apology. In his apology he said he'd continue to censor materials to ensure nothing 'problematic' would make it to our side of the pond.

Um...Okay, as angry as I am about the shoddy localization we're stuck with, that is not even close the the same thing. The Chinese and Korean versions of this game are mechanically different from the rest of the world's, with content removed or altered to comply with their extremely strict censorship laws.

We may have to deal with a translation full of awful puns and bad characterization decisions, but it's only the text that's different, and we still have access to the other versions of the script for those who are multi-lingual. Which makes other problems entirely, since you still look at Haurchefant like he's a bit of a weirdo even when he's being his boring, serious, unproblematic English self, but I guess when you don't even bother to inform anyone, let alone ask permission to make changes, making sure the action matches up to the dialogue just isn't possible.

[Kaelah]

Look at all the awesome uncensored content we have that China are NEVER getting!

[BHGlobbd]

They also get to use all their skills they've acquired in low level dungeons

To be fair, Chinese/Korean MMOs are Pay Per Hour, it's also why in the Chinese FFXIV it takes significantly less time to level to 60 (There is even an instant 60 server iirc).