Two things I'd like to see some information on. What language options will be available in game? Along these lines I'd be interested in some server information. 1 world or shards? I'm all about 1 world myself. I'd love to be able to drop with the Russians and allow them to chat in their own language as opposed to being forced into English (although resource wise I can understand this might be difficult.
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Servers and Language options
Started by Kyll Long, Nov 08 2011 06:48 AM
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Posted 08 November 2011 - 07:00 AM
I'd also like to hear what kind of server system there is. Lag will most likely make one worldwide server unworkable.
From Other Games it is clear that there absolutely needs to be different servers for different languages, otherwise a server will become de facto or even claimed by a major language group. Anyone who doesn't speak that language won't understand any of the discussions, and most likely shunned, being unable to find a PUG - not a nice position for someone who has invested time and perhaps money in MWO already. It has happened time and again in MMOs where developers have either ignored the need for language-specific servers, or figured that the community will sort it out.
For EU servers there should be at least French, Italian, Spanish, German and Russian. Those players seem to be least likely to be able or willing to communicate in English.
Perhaps MWO community is more mature than that, but the F2P model doesn't give much hope for that.
From Other Games it is clear that there absolutely needs to be different servers for different languages, otherwise a server will become de facto or even claimed by a major language group. Anyone who doesn't speak that language won't understand any of the discussions, and most likely shunned, being unable to find a PUG - not a nice position for someone who has invested time and perhaps money in MWO already. It has happened time and again in MMOs where developers have either ignored the need for language-specific servers, or figured that the community will sort it out.
For EU servers there should be at least French, Italian, Spanish, German and Russian. Those players seem to be least likely to be able or willing to communicate in English.
Perhaps MWO community is more mature than that, but the F2P model doesn't give much hope for that.
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Posted 08 November 2011 - 07:44 AM
I play in a few other F2P games as of right now, (That will end when this kicks) and every one of them has multiple servers. Some of them even give the dominant language next to the world (Server) name.
Edited by Hunter McGee, 08 November 2011 - 07:44 AM.
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