This frequency of English localization issues is unacceptable

[Telkira]

People just like to downplay actual good changes for the sake of purity even if the potential quality suffers.

Not saying that every change has been good but lets stop pretending like original Haurchefant was a good character. He was used as common japanese trope of the flamboyant man and many of his original lines clashed with the tone the script set itself up.

I actually liked the canon Haurchefant better. He acted as a comic relief character, which was a welcome and abrupt staple in Japanese comedy with the function of breaking up the dreary, cold tension of the setting. They were supposed to clash, because he was supposed to lighten the mood. The Heavensward expansion is very political, very cold and arguably grim, even. Having him come in and act the way he did was a comedic delight, and it makes me sad that they didn't want EN players to experience that.

These tropes don't exist as some item on a checklist, they have purpose within the way Japanese writers tell stories.

[Atelier-Bagur]

I actually liked the canon Haurchefant better. He acted as a comic relief character, which was a welcome and abrupt staple in Japanese comedy with the function of breaking up the dreary, cold tension of the setting. They were supposed to clash, because he was supposed to lighten the mood. The Heavensward expansion is very political, very cold and arguably grim, even. Having him come in and act the way he did was a comedic delight, and it makes me sad that they didn't want EN players to experience that.

These tropes don't exist as some item on a checklist, they have purpose within the way Japanese writers tell stories.

He still lightened the mood in the ENG version. It was just more nuanced