JP Only

[Jennestia]

no i get it i get it.. its called excuses......

Indeed. A shout in Japanese with 'PT' thrown in would lead someone to ask them if they could join, that's logic. What you're likely arguing is that it's discrimination, when it's well known that that isn't the case, but after all.

I've seen JP Only plenty times, but since I also speak Japanese I know that it's not being racist, like it seems people believe it to be. As I said, I've seen French Only, Deutsch Only, Spanish Only etc, they're not being racist either. So stubbornness? I'm not the one being stubborn here.

The only reason they're thinking about splitting (not moving) the servers is because it's typical of MMOs, not because the game needs it, if that's the case FFXI would have never survived 1 year.

[AmyRae]

What you're likely arguing is that it's discrimination, when it's well known that that isn't the case, but after all.

It is discrimination no matter what. "I will only party with people who speak Japanese," is discrimination in the same way, "I will only wear yellow," or "I don't think children should smoke," is discrimination. Discrimination in and of itself is not always a bad thing, and sometimes it has valid reasons for existing.

The issue is, "JP Only" is perceived, whether intentional or not, to be a "you're an outsider" slur against those who don't speak Japanese, which is I'm sure you would agree, a bad kind of discrimination. Racist? Perhaps not.

But it certainly comes off as prejudicial considering there is an auto-translation feature meant to make basic party communication possible. So even if you want to frame this as simply an issue of language, I think there's a case to be made that being told "JP Only" is still rude and hurtful given that people of any of the supported languages ought to be able to make a go of it no matter what.

[DNO]

It is discrimination no matter what. "I will only party with people who speak Japanese," is discrimination in the same way, "I will only wear yellow," or "I don't think children should smoke," is discrimination. Discrimination in and of itself is not always a bad thing, and sometimes it has valid reasons for existing.

The issue is, "JP Only" is perceived, whether intentional or not, to be a "you're an outsider" slur against those who don't speak Japanese, which is I'm sure you would agree, a bad kind of discrimination. Racist? Perhaps not.

But it certainly comes off as prejudicial considering there is an auto-translation feature meant to make basic party communication possible. So even if you want to frame this as simply an issue of language, I think there's a case to be made that being told "JP Only" is still rude and hurtful given that people of any of the supported languages ought to be able to make a go of it no matter what.

great post. your right 100%