JP Only

[Keith_Dragoon]

5 years playing FFXI - Never got a JP only
FFXIV since Beta - Never got a JP only

Maybe it was just a bad day, its not the norm

I used to feel this way cept I played XI from NA launch.

Then one day....

[bird]

I used to feel this way cept I played XI from NA launch.

Then one day....

Oh man...that sucks!

[Keith_Dragoon]

Oh man...that sucks!

Yea all these many years of FF MMOs and this is the first JP Only I've ever seen. Til that day I thought it was a joke among the US players and nothing more.

I have had tons of JP parties in XI that were 99% JP and even though I understood nothing I contributed to the chat with my random fake JP faces and Auto Translate jokes. We all had good times, some even added my to friendslist. I was so shocked at the reply i had to screenshot it as proof "JP Only" really exists. >_<;

Oh and this was JUST after complaining in LS chat about nobody partying at my level. >.>;

[Hanemakikaze]

I used to feel this way cept I played XI from NA launch.

Then one day....

All I can say to that is rofl!

[DNO]

I used to feel this way cept I played XI from NA launch.

Then one day....

hahahhaha man a lot of people wont be posting BS after this LMAO good find.

[Jennestia]

hahahhaha man a lot of people wont be posting BS after this LMAO good find.

Too bad on Japanese clients he basically stated he didn't speak the Japanese Language and what isn't shown was if 'Vivi' was shouting for a party or he just simply asked them, because they may have abbreviated Party as 'PT' in English.

[DNO]

Too bad on Japanese clients he basically stated he didn't speak the Japanese Language and what isn't shown was if 'Vivi' was shouting for a party or he just simply asked them, because they may have abbreviated Party as 'PT' in English.

no i get it i get it.. its called excuses......

no amount of proof will change you guys mind i get it. Not a Thread started by a frustrated player, Not an actual Screen shot, not the fact that even YOU have seen it plenty of times, not the fact the SE is adding single speaking servers because of this fact. i get it your stubborn and no one will change your mind.

So let this thread die.

[Jennestia]

no i get it i get it.. its called excuses......

Indeed. A shout in Japanese with 'PT' thrown in would lead someone to ask them if they could join, that's logic. What you're likely arguing is that it's discrimination, when it's well known that that isn't the case, but after all.

I've seen JP Only plenty times, but since I also speak Japanese I know that it's not being racist, like it seems people believe it to be. As I said, I've seen French Only, Deutsch Only, Spanish Only etc, they're not being racist either. So stubbornness? I'm not the one being stubborn here.

The only reason they're thinking about splitting (not moving) the servers is because it's typical of MMOs, not because the game needs it, if that's the case FFXI would have never survived 1 year.

[AmyRae]

What you're likely arguing is that it's discrimination, when it's well known that that isn't the case, but after all.

It is discrimination no matter what. "I will only party with people who speak Japanese," is discrimination in the same way, "I will only wear yellow," or "I don't think children should smoke," is discrimination. Discrimination in and of itself is not always a bad thing, and sometimes it has valid reasons for existing.

The issue is, "JP Only" is perceived, whether intentional or not, to be a "you're an outsider" slur against those who don't speak Japanese, which is I'm sure you would agree, a bad kind of discrimination. Racist? Perhaps not.

But it certainly comes off as prejudicial considering there is an auto-translation feature meant to make basic party communication possible. So even if you want to frame this as simply an issue of language, I think there's a case to be made that being told "JP Only" is still rude and hurtful given that people of any of the supported languages ought to be able to make a go of it no matter what.

[DNO]

It is discrimination no matter what. "I will only party with people who speak Japanese," is discrimination in the same way, "I will only wear yellow," or "I don't think children should smoke," is discrimination. Discrimination in and of itself is not always a bad thing, and sometimes it has valid reasons for existing.

The issue is, "JP Only" is perceived, whether intentional or not, to be a "you're an outsider" slur against those who don't speak Japanese, which is I'm sure you would agree, a bad kind of discrimination. Racist? Perhaps not.

But it certainly comes off as prejudicial considering there is an auto-translation feature meant to make basic party communication possible. So even if you want to frame this as simply an issue of language, I think there's a case to be made that being told "JP Only" is still rude and hurtful given that people of any of the supported languages ought to be able to make a go of it no matter what.

great post. your right 100%