As a Non-Native English Speaker This Game is the Most Hellish Game I Have Ever Played

[Harlot]

Yeah and because of that i couldn't understand most of the things happened in il mheg and i am pretty sure it had some crucial points for the story. And because of all of the reasons shadowbringer so far the worst expansion for me cause i can'T even begin to understand the story. I nearly find myself where i don't even want to watch cutscnes anymore, cause what is the point right, i don't understand anything anyway.

[Nethereal]

For a non English speaker you got the slang use of 'like' down pretty well. You know like it's used like in every other word like when your like a teenager. Like.

Or wouldst thou prefer a most studious lesson in ye olde English mayhap a history on how formal English was back in days of yor?

Outside of the lack of paragraphs this explains the other thing that made me feel weird reading the OP.

[Darthgummibear]

It's classic old english, and the only character who uses it on a regular basis is Urianger.

[Somnolence]

What, you cannot tell starboard and larboard apart?

[Snorky]

Outside of the lack of paragraphs this explains the other thing that made me feel weird reading the OP.

I agree, it was a bit glaring considering the OP is suppose to be a non English speaker.

[Harlot]

Its not just that, often times other characters using harsh words where they could have easily use simpler words. Like take quintessential as an example. Where you can easily say essential they are making them say quintessential, like what is the point of that rather then making it hard to understand.

[Endariel]

Urinager isn't even that bad. You hear him pretty often to the point where you begin to understand him, besides it's more or less similar, just fancier
The worst are the pirates from limlom and alike

[Krotoan]

Its not just that, often times other characters using harsh words where they could have easily use simpler words. Like take quintessential as an example. Where you can easily say essential they are making them say quintessential, like what is the point of that rather then making it hard to understand.

Because those words mean two entirely different things.

Quintessential meaning a perfect example of, essential meaning necessary.

English isn't easy, but using very specific words is BETTER writing rather than using "very very" or "really".

[Harlot]

Isn't ''essential'' also used for the things means important, crucial? I thought so

[Lexis]

As a fellow non-native English speaker, I don't quite share the sentiment about the game's vocabulary being needlessly complex. I'll agree it takes time to get used to and I did initially dislike Urianger for his verbose way of speaking. The more you follow the story, though, the more you start picking up words based on context. By the time I was in Shadowbringer, I had no issue understanding Urianger.

I recently did the rogue job quests and struggled a bit with the characters' butchering of the English language but not so much that I couldn't follow what's going on. If anything, I've grown fond of the various 'written accents' throughout the game, they give these characters... well, character!