Weird english

[Dualblade]

I came up with a solution to this problem in 2014 and that was to play FFXIV completely in Japanese. So I'm good but OP was asking why the English was weird, that's how this thread started. IMO EN Localization team has been given to much liberty in their work so is the JPN Dev team to blame? Yes I suppose so but how but we fix this issue by staying more true to the source Nestama? The quote below explain really from dev to community how things work and a lot of people including me in this thread have noted that.

So would you complain about the EN side going against their previous translation of FFV Bartz and and calling him Butz if he gets added into this game/rename his TT card that? Cause thats his original JP name.

Even if JP was the "original" script here they aren't immune from having stupid things in their scripts either. Just something to remember.

[Yasuhiro]

What do you mean "if"? He is


That aside, you guys are just trying to take petty jabs at this person now.

[Musashidon]

this is like the whole 2.5 fiasco all over again.

people were soooooo mad over the changes to the midgarsormr dialogues from JP to NA.

[Yamimarik]

That aside, you guys are just trying to take petty jabs at this person now.

More like this person is trying to take petty jabs at Koji Fox and his team... honestly it just seems extremely uncalled for and rude at this point to be so willfully ignorant over this...

Having an opinion and not liking something is one thing. Out right refusing to acknowledge someones accomplishments by stating you refuse to see it as the truth is just plain rude and unnecessary.

I personally appreciate all the hard work and dedication that goes in this game by all teams that are a part of the FFXIV. And I'm very happy and thankful they work so hard to keep this game running smoothly. From the tech. guys to the lore teams! Just because I don't prefer something doesn't mean I'll just willfully ignore the fact others are working hard as well to do their job and a good job at that!

[Yasuhiro]

What I find rude and unnecersary is one guy a page ago subtely saying (Not even that subtle really) "You're the minority your opinion doesn't matter because it's not the ""right"" one" and another on this page bringing up a completely irrelevant game that had a different team work on that as if they're trying to make them look silly.

But this is the NA forum afterall, someone's saying something that goes against a popular opinion?
a) post a meme
b) be snarky for them sweet likes
c) bring up something irrelevant
d) all of the above

[tjw]

"You're the minority your opinion doesn't matter because it's not the ""right"" one"

I don't agree with the sky being blue or grass being green. Why can't we name the colour of the sky purple? Why does it *have* to be blue? Why is green "green"? Why can't it be a different name like "lamp"? However, no matter how much I want that to change, it's not going to happen, because it isn't the "right" one. That's essentially what that person is trying to argue, trying to change the unchangeable.

But I guess you can continue to defend and argue a point that is going out of season. Points for trying. Maybe they want a medal for trying so hard. Who knows.

But this is the NA forum afterall, someone's saying something that goes against a popular opinion?
a) post a meme
b) be snarky for them sweet likes
c) bring up something irrelevant
d) all of the above

Pot. Kettle. Black.

Edit: misread. Mistakes are allowed, right?

But go on, keep trying to regulate how we post here. I wasn't aware you were given the title of "Forum Police" recently. Someone bring out the cake.

[Yasuhiro]

it's not going to happen, because it isn't the "right" one. That's essentially what that person is trying to argue, trying to change the unchangeable.

No, you're telling them to pipe down and stop posting essentially because they're saying something that's not a popular opinion.
Didn't even read past "I don't agree with the sky being blue..." because now you're just being silly and I knew where it was going.

I'm very sorry, I'm not a fan of the English localization so I'll stand by my opinion and defend the original Japanese, just like you love the English localization and you'll defend that just as much, aren't opinions wonderful? Stop the forum from being boring and makes this place slightly more tolerable than reddit

And "popular opinion"? You must be trained in information manipulation.

You literally just said the person who you're arguing against is a minority, lol.

Pot. Kettle. Black.

meh, someone had to call you guys out on it eventually.

But go on, keep trying to regulate how we post here. I wasn't aware you were given the title of "Forum Police" recently. Someone bring out the cake.

geez, you really took that to heart didn't you? Might I remind you of yourself telling someone how to post with your poor middle earth impersonation post?

[FeliAiko]

No, you're telling them to pipe down and stop posting essentially because they're saying something that's not a popular opinion.
Didn't even read past "I don't agree with the sky being blue..." because now you're just being silly and I knew where it was going.

No one's bothered about the poster preferring the JP version. The issue is them using their JP-bias to denigrate the EN version as supposedly not being true to the 'original' source, when it's been stated how it's a collaborative effort from both sides. Hence for all the poster knows there could be stuff on the JP side that wasn't true to the 'original' EN version, but as far as they're concerned since there's a JP version it must be the true version, hands down.

[tjw]

No, you're telling them to pipe down and stop posting essentially because they're saying something that's not a popular opinion.
Didn't even read past "I don't agree with the sky being blue..." because now you're just being silly and I knew where it was going.

There's a difference between a discussion of opinions and plain refusal of acceptance. You and they don't like the English script. More power to you, go play in Japanese, and we'll play in English. It's when you refuse to accept that facts that have been proven and keep pushing your own biased and factually irrelevant agenda that we have a problem.

I'm very sorry, I'm not a fan of the English localization so I'll stand by my opinion and defend the original Japanese, just like you love the English localization and you'll defend that just as much, aren't opinions wonderful?

And there you go again. You know, don't you find it strange that in a thread with so many posters, there's only two of you that still spew out this "original Japanese" nonsense? You're very good at logical arguing, surely you can find the answer. Maybe it's *gasp* that you're wrong and have no factual evidence for your viewpoint! The horror!

[Yasuhiro]

You know, don't you find it strange that in a thread with so many posters, there's only two of you that still spew out this "original Japanese"

That was my bad saying it's the original Japanese in that one post, I know it's a joint effort, I've said so in the same thread you're posting, where am I spewing by the way?
And calm down, please, it's just the internet. It's not healthy to be angry over the internet.

And there's that word again "Agenda"
I'm not pushing anything, champ, maybe work on learning what words mean in modern English before dabbling in middle earth speak