JP Only!

[eagledorf]

The language barrier can be a problem. I did CT in a mixed language group not long ago and there were two of us who were translating, but until we caught on that most of team A had no idea what was going on and started doing so we kept wiping over and over. VERY annoying so it doesn't bother me to see JP only or EN only in these things.

[amnie]

If you wonder how they know it, they just check the profile: E F G is underlined, it means you're a gaijin, regardless if you checked J on your profile (meaning you can speak japanese or just be japanese playing with an european/american account)

that's not how it works. the underlined means which language your client is in, nothing else. when I play on a JP server I have my game set to JP. when I play on a NA/EU server I have my game set to EN. I find it to be irritating when people are talking about locations or mobs or whatever and use a different name than how it's called in my client. (almost nobody uses the translator on the NA servers). depending on my client language, my underlined language is different.

[Ri_ri]

So? NA players are being much more rude in party finder comments from what I'm seeing. You can't realistically complain about something not rude as "JP only" and not complain about people who literally insult the playerbase in their party finder comments lol.

Right?
I don't see how "JP Only" is any worse than "no noobs no laggers 1 strike = kick english only"

[chococo]

They start kicking people when they see your profile is underlined E regardless if you tried to greet in jap. You will only probably get by if you really do speak any jap to respond.

[amnie]

They start kicking people when they see your profile is underlined E regardless if you tried to greet in jap. You will only probably get by if you really do speak any jap to respond.

question is if you .want. to be part of such a group. if it's a 'difficult' encounter I have no problem with language barrier if that's how you want to call it, but I have already see people asking for 'french only' or 'german only' or 'english only' (or once 'spanish only') for really easy stuff.

the other day I was asked to heal some brayflox 'German only' run. I was all 'lol nope'. (I'm German))

[Zumi]

You could transfer to a NA/EU server. You have to decide whats worse more lag or not being able to play with people. There is basically all English groups on NA servers.

[SarcasmMisser]

Tonberry has more English speakers than Japanese speakers, if lodestone stats are to be believed. You can have both no lag and be able to play.

[rabbitzero]

They start kicking people when they see your profile is underlined E regardless if you tried to greet in jap. You will only probably get by if you really do speak any jap to respond.

I don't think so for a lot of Japanese groups. I watched a Japanese streamer doing coil, with plenty of english names, and when he pulled up a window, i saw a bunch of them had E underlined only, and their chat was all Japanese. They seemed to do fine, wiped once if i remember right, but otherwise quite laid back.

I was in Halitali the other day, and the tank spoke a language i didn't know, but also broken english. Wasn't a big problem, only ran into him going past a winch, and he didn't understand what i meant. So i ran over to it hopping in front of it, and he got it and thanked me. I wasn't sure it was in the auto translate, but i got the point across fine with no language. Some people don't want to risk anyone not understanding them, but there isn't much in game that can't be learned by doing.

[Vennox]

/sigh...

Doesn't anyone speak gibberish anymore?

Flbgisflrmm

How am I doing?

On the topic however, I believe people are well within their rights to request a set language they are comfortable with. I myself want people to understand when I am offering advice, requesting group members perform certain tasks or even to praise people on a job well done.
I often queue in English only for this very reason, if I had to shout for a party (or use party finder) I would think say the same for these reasons. It's not because I hate other language speakers, its because if I ever find myself NEEDING to communicate something to complete the instance with my sanity in tact, I know they will understand.

To be fair, I have met both really really good JP players and some totally horrid ones as well. Language and origin have nothing to do with a person's skill. Don't try to make it personal.

[Kanti]

I'm sure this has already been addressed in the thread already, otherwise I'd be concerned. However I'll go ahead and state it again.

They don't put JP only because they hate you and your western origins, they don't do it out of xenophobia or prejudice that you will mess up their run with your tainted genes. They write it because they want to be able to talk with their party members and likely don't speak English, because as much as it may surprise you, not everyone in the world does.

I have never had any problems with Japanese players in FFXI, FFXIV 1.0, or ARR. I speak to them in their language and they're very open to talking back with me, because we can understand each other. If anything, I've seen just as much, if not more baseless racism from westerners towards Japanese players, again, because they see a language they don't understand and get uncomfortable. The auto translation in this game is a bag of crap, it's not a replacement for language comprehension.

Chill out, if you find a party that has JP Only on it, either join and make it clear you are capable of communication or just move on to the next party, because I assure you, not every Japanese player is out to get you for being a foreigner.