Petition for Spanish Translation of Final Fantasy XIV

[Lokewen]

Freedom of expression also includes people being able to call someone out if they think that their "opinion" adds nothing of value to a discussion, and saying the reasons as of why it's inherently toxic and ignorant, as was the case (someone telling people to "just play in English", willingly ignoring the point of there being people that can't actually understand said language, and why, as was pointed out by the people that you quoted). This is a forum, not "Malanior and friends' chupipandi", to use your own words. Yes, you were the one actually seemingly trying to make other people shut up. So much for "freedom of expression"...

And yeah, they would need to invest money, but they would do it for a return. Re-read what you're quoting, since that's not an opinion. That's a description of how a business works. In the end this is a decision that SE has to make, and they'll make it by taking into account their potential profit margins. Just like they did when they decided to provide Spanish support for their other games for almost 3 decades. Moreover, many other MMOs can do it without it affecting the amount of content that they release, at all, including all the most successful ones (WoW, ESO, GW2, Warframe, BDO, EVE, Lost Ark, Albion...). Or have EVE and ESO changed for the worse due to the addition of Spanish support two years ago, for example? Do you think that they did it out of the kindness of their hearts, or maybe they saw the possibility that by increasing the reach of their games their profits would also increase?

In other words, an investment in localization doesn't mean that the game will suffer due to it, but quite the opposite. At least if the people making the call do their homework. But for that to happen, the community has to remind them that the demand is there. And, considering that we're talking about the Spanish language (which is spoken in Spain, Central and Southern America, as well as several other places, including parts of the US), it is.

You're in your right to not wanting something. But that doesn't mean that you're right in regards to the reasons for not wanting it.

One recommendation is that you stop arguing with Malanior. He is a professional troll and only seeks to argue, and is known on many forums and social networks for his need to get everyone riled up. It will change his argument if he manages to upset people, and you will spend too much time and effort when the best thing is to ignore or block him.

And obviously arguing with this person distances the forum from the initiative and becomes a bad image of the community.