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Spanish?

DavOpsDavOps
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edited December 2018 in General Chat
The last thing I remember is that in'' europe maplestory'' the Spanish language was available together with 3 other languages
I never knew why the decision had been made to eliminate those languages ​​and stay with English

Will there be any hope that Spanish will return with those other 3 languages?

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  • rizariza
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    edited December 2018
    DavOps wrote: »
    The last thing I remember is that in'' europe maplestory'' the Spanish language was available together with 3 other languages
    I never knew why the decision had been made to eliminate those languages and stay with English

    Will there be any hope that Spanish will return with those other 3 languages?

    basically, put people are self center with being self centered its hard to see any language but your own. You see it alot here and its also alot of community theory revolve. The groupie effect and also "groupthink"

    I too also recommended a translator or some sorta auto system so people can communicate easier. That's what I as the voice of the community and voiceless brought up as well as many other maplers. being a bilingual speaker and having known a lot who don't speak English and helping them out I know how important this is and you have the support of Nexon community ;)
  • FuhreakFuhreak
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    edited December 2018
    riza wrote: »
    basically, put people are self center with being self centered its hard to see any language but your own. You see it alot here and its also alot of community theory revolve. The groupie effect and also "groupthink"

    I too also recommended a translator or some sorta auto system so people can communicate easier. That's what I as the voice of the community and voiceless brought up as well as many other maplers. being a bilingual speaker and having known a lot who don't speak English and helping them out I know how important this is and you have the support of Nexon community ;)
    There's a little more to it than that. Translating into multiple languages requires hiring more people. I don't think Nexon cares to throw even more money at GMS.
    The euro region of Maplestory went down for a reason. Costs might have been one of them. (I'm not entirely sure on why that branch closed.)
    Point is, it's not as simple as flipping a switch and everything working. Auto translations are prone to error and Nexon could just land in more hot water due to bad translations.
  • rizariza
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    edited December 2018
    Fuhreak wrote: »
    riza wrote: »
    basically, put people are self center with being self centered its hard to see any language but your own. You see it alot here and its also alot of community theory revolve. The groupie effect and also "groupthink"

    I too also recommended a translator or some sorta auto system so people can communicate easier. That's what I as the voice of the community and voiceless brought up as well as many other maplers. being a bilingual speaker and having known a lot who don't speak English and helping them out I know how important this is and you have the support of Nexon community ;)
    There's a little more to it than that. Translating into multiple languages requires hiring more people. I don't think Nexon cares to throw even more money at GMS.
    The euro region of Maplestory went down for a reason. Costs might have been one of them. (I'm not entirely sure on why that branch closed.)
    Point is, it's not as simple as flipping a switch and everything working. Auto translations are prone to error and Nexon could just land in more hot water due to bad translations.

    You don't actually need more people though Google has an auto-translator next to the url and bookmark star. I honestly think it was and still is a good idea many games had done this and the diversity is amazing, cause simple language barriers to stop people from seeking or having friends that could be amazing. I think that's why we have so much hate in this community due to language barriers or differences of some sort. I feel if you stop and learn to listen and see things from another's perspective it opens more doors ;) that's what having a voice in a community does when everyone is heard. But all you have to do is program a code in the programming to allow it to translate and your good to go. Remember many other games are doing it and if other gaming communities care about their diversity why won't we? We are the people WE are the voice and WE are the community so why not open doors instead of closing them.
  • FuhreakFuhreak
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    edited December 2018
    riza wrote: »
    You don't actually need more people though Google has an auto-translator next to the url and bookmark star. I honestly think it was and still is a good idea many games had done this and the diversity is amazing, cause simple language barriers to stop people from seeking or having friends that could be amazing. I think that's why we have so much hate in this community due to language barriers or differences of some sort. I feel if you stop and learn to listen and see things from another's perspective it opens more doors ;) that's what having a voice in a community does when everyone is heard. But all you have to do is program a code in the programming to allow it to translate and your good to go. Remember many other games are doing it and if other gaming communities care about their diversity why won't we? We are the people WE are the voice and WE are the community so why not open doors instead of closing them.
    Are you advocating for the translation of the game script, or an auto translator for the in-game chat?
    Because I believe the OP was talking about the game itself. (Correct me if I'm wrong.)
    Either way, Nexon first has to decide as a company if there are enough players from the non-english regions to need this.
    Just because we don't add auto-translate doesn't mean we're closing doors. We're just not installing new ones.
  • rizariza
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    edited December 2018
    Fuhreak wrote: »
    riza wrote: »
    You don't actually need more people though Google has an auto-translator next to the url and bookmark star. I honestly think it was and still is a good idea many games had done this and the diversity is amazing, cause simple language barriers to stop people from seeking or having friends that could be amazing. I think that's why we have so much hate in this community due to language barriers or differences of some sort. I feel if you stop and learn to listen and see things from another's perspective it opens more doors ;) that's what having a voice in a community does when everyone is heard. But all you have to do is program a code in the programming to allow it to translate and your good to go. Remember many other games are doing it and if other gaming communities care about their diversity why won't we? We are the people WE are the voice and WE are the community so why not open doors instead of closing them.
    Are you advocating for the translation of the game script, or an auto translator for the in-game chat?
    Because I believe the OP was talking about the game itself. (Correct me if I'm wrong.)
    Either way, Nexon first has to decide as a company if there are enough players from the non-english regions to need this.
    Just because we don't add auto-translate doesn't mean we're closing doors. We're just not installing new ones.

    Well, I advocate cause I had met a lot of Latino players and some could have been alliances we could have hadn't come to because most of the players I met didn't want to deal with the barrier of languages. Til this day I help a lot of players who are Korean, French, Isreali, Spanish and such find guilds with people who speak their lingo and host Ursus server and raids so we can properly help people find the right guilds and resources to stay in the community. My guild has a lot of bilingual people which I made jrs so we can help even if they don't join my guild we help them find the right ones. But I do feel if Nexon does take the step in putting in an auto system it can help increase the community base and help people play together. I say it was due to me using google translator that is as good as I am rn. Cause it was a guild called latin lord and their player Yatoh most would know him as one of the best dual blades who help me become a bishop and even taught me how to boss like a pro. We had a barrier in language but because we got passed it helps to bring a lot of great things. So I stand by it as we as the community has spoken :D