Ragnarok EU - Are you going?

[faris]

Hardly doubt that UK players are a minority, the only thing is you cannot see them among everyone else, since they just speak English.

I don't think you got my meaning, sorry for being unclear. In the EU, native English speakers are a minority, obviously.

The only reason the english language is so big otherwise is the Americans. Without the Americans and on an EU server, non-native speakers (Germans, French, etc.) generally aren't going to communicate in English because they don't have to. there's no way they're going to form Linkshells and speak English within them when they can speak their own language. (Which, rightly so.)

If, hypothetically, I went -- A few might choose to speak English to explain things to me but the majority of Linkshells and parties and shouts will be non-english speaking. I don't want to sign up for that. I'd be about as isolated as if I applied to go onto a JP server if one of those ever sees the light of day.

[Jinko]

Vackashken doth proteth too much me thinks.

I think the fact 700 (numbers gone down :O) people are willing to sign up to a new server is a pretty good indicator, granted it doesn't take everyone into account so you just have to extrapolate the rest.

I just hope come merge week lodestone will have just as detailed information regarding server population as pads does. (its unlikely though)

[viion]

Vackashken doth proteth too much me thinks.

I think the fact 700 (numbers gone down :O) people are willing to sign up to a new server is a pretty good indicator, granted it doesn't take everyone into account so you just have to extrapolate the rest.

I just hope come merge week lodestone will have just as detailed information regarding server population as pads does. (its unlikely though)

We might find out, they did say they was going to release server caps, so through this we might have a nice idea.

[Raistlin]

Don't take this the wrong way if you're French/German/Spanish, but I found French players on Ragnarok arrogant, Germans unable or incapable of taking directions due to language barriers (which is stupid. I've lived in Germany before and the German people are generally very good at english and auto-translate existed on the game) and a constant stream of "jajajajajajajajaja" from Spanish players just pissed me off.

No sense, Arrogant are everywhere, for example u are beeing arrogant saying that.
German cant take direction due language barrier? never happens to me, german are good in english, probably is how u ask them to take directions.
i am spanish, and i feel so sorry for u reading so stupid reason.. like others countries dont spam "lols" "LMFAO" etc, what happens? we dont laugh pro-style? seems irrelevant complaint for me.

[Aku]

Don't take this the wrong way if you're French/German/Spanish, but I found French players on Ragnarok arrogant, Germans unable or incapable of taking directions due to language barriers (which is stupid. I've lived in Germany before and the German people are generally very good at english and auto-translate existed on the game) and a constant stream of "jajajajajajajajaja" from Spanish players just pissed me off.

I know all players aren't like that, but it put me off to the extent I only partied with people with a decent grasp of english. So for that reason, I'm not going. Personal preference. Being on a server that is for that is hell to me.

EDIT: Additionally, my French language skills aren't good, my German worse, and my Spanish is non-existent. The UK is a megamegamega minority in Europe, and the idea of isolating myself on a server that caters for 90% non-english speakers isn't my (very english) cup of tea.

I like the "don't take this the wrong way"... which is the right way to take that post?

Also, in any server that's not one language only, the most spoken one is going to be english. Everyone will speak their own among themselves, and (more or less broken) english with anyone else... exactly as it's done right now. Hell, you could make a French/German/Spanish server for example, no english-speaking countries whatsoever, and the language to go would still be english. A french player is not going to speak with a german one in french or german, after all.

[Akira_Tenshi]

I thought about it until I noticed Selbina isn't merging. It's a good server, I'm doing pretty well there so I'm just going to stay where I am.

[Antipika]

I don't think you got my meaning, sorry for being unclear. In the EU, native English speakers are a minority, obviously.

The only reason the english language is so big otherwise is the Americans. Without the Americans and on an EU server, non-native speakers (Germans, French, etc.) generally aren't going to communicate in English because they don't have to. there's no way they're going to form Linkshells and speak English within them when they can speak their own language. (Which, rightly so.)

If, hypothetically, I went -- A few might choose to speak English to explain things to me but the majority of Linkshells and parties and shouts will be non-english speaking. I don't want to sign up for that. I'd be about as isolated as if I applied to go onto a JP server if one of those ever sees the light of day.

Again, doubt this will happen. There won't be enough FR or DE players in order to shout only in French and German. Won't even mention Spanish and Italian players or players coming from the rest of Europe.

English will remain the language used everywhere (shouts, trade/seek repairs, etc.). Then within linkshell, nothing will change. French Linkshell off course will use French, German Linkshells will use German etc. But that's already the case on Worlds we have now.

Unless the Linkshell is "international" or "EU", English won't be used. But how is that an issue? Just get on any EU/International LS you can find and you're done.

[Raistlin]

probably he talk in english with Japanese in him server too, oh wait, noone compaint about japanese talking their language, they are.. japanese!

[Northman]

Japanese make this game. I love them ! In the new servers seem to be japanese majority in each of them except Ragnarok not quite sure. Personally I'd like to see more Spanish/Greek/Swedish whatever minority threads here in their own language.

[Nighthawk]

Nope, staying on Selbi...Ridill.

You decided to stay Get that Rambo Archer to 50 yet?