Why FFXIV: ARR needs spanish support (and likely other languages.)

[Eckhart]

Most Spanish speaking country's are not very into mmo gaming or are just plain scary/3rd world places. So bbasically they would lose money translating it

Replying to you because you are spouting nonsense. Blizzard had WoW translated to spanish since forever, and many, many, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaany southamerican people play this game, and a lot of people here in Spain do. Get off your high horse, quickly.

Also if there's to be a Spanish translation, just like WoW, its has to be an Spanish from Spain one, since everyone can read and comprehend it.

[Eckhart]

French and German are the 2 main language apart from English for countless games in Europe release, I'm not sure why

Since you don't know why, I'll enlighten you.

Did you know Germany and France have LAWS that you can't publish a game in there unless it's localized? No?

Well there you go.

[Assirra]

I don't wanna ruin your parade but what you are saying and your source is saying are 2 diifferent things.

You said its the second most language.
Your source saids its the second most native speakers.

These are 2 completely different things since a ton of countries you will have people learning and understand english.

[Shori]

Most Spanish speaking country's are not very into mmo gaming or are just plain scary/3rd world places. So bbasically they would lose money translating it

^ the sad truth
most of the southern americas do not have affordable internet access (some even barely afford food)

and those that do live there and can afford internet? they speak english or french anyways

[Eckhart]

^ the sad truth
most of the southern americas do not have internet access (some even barely afford food)

and those that do live there and can afford internet? they speak english anyways

Apart from sounding very discriminatory, you really don't know how wrong you are. I'll leave it at that.

Edit: Daily post limit reached.

Yeah because Brazil and Peru are the 100% of South America. You'd like to research how many people from there actually played WoW (paying), and how many in not-so-legal servers, but both having 100% perfect internet connections.

[Shori]

Apart from sounding very discriminatory, you really don't know how wrong you are. I'll leave it at that.

not wrong as i've been to brazil and peru in many aid trips. have you?
also editted post to include french

[tymora]

# of speakers != # of gamers

[Gramul]

I am in full support of Spanish localization.

[Felis]

Actually it's not wrong. That is why SE brought FFXIV: ARR to China. It has the largest population of any other country on earth and mandarin is the main language (hence mandarin being the most used language in the world.) If SE is willing to bring FFXIV there and add mandarin to the Chinese version, why not Spanish to other versions?

Yes, but mandarin is only the most speaken language inside of China. Not the most speaken language in the sense of amount of countrys who have it as a national language

Problem with Spanish Speaker players is that:

1.- Devs places a spanish server but in EU, so ping-kills the Latin American players.
2.- Devs places a spanish server but in NA, so ping-kills the European players.
3.- Devs places both spanish a time after the launch of the game, players never transfer because they are too spreaded all over the other servers.

It's about language support, not own servers.
In the launcher, before you login, you can choose the client language. English, german, french and japanese. People want that SE put also spanish there.

Since you don't know why, I'll enlighten you.

Did you know Germany and France have LAWS that you can't publish a game in there unless it's localized? No?

Well there you go.

Oh really? I find here in germany enough games with only english text.
Example Hyperdimensional Neptunia: text is english, voice is english and japanese, the only german text you find on the cover.

I guess why SE have FF games with german text is to increase the sells in europe. There are 3 countries with german speakers (germany, austria and switzerland)

[o3o]

I'm just being honesy. And yes some Spanish speaking country's are scary. Mexico has been voted the most dangerous country in the world a few times and doesn't seem to be getting any better.