[0.81] Aran/Neo Tokyo

 Off-topic (not dropping because I spent 10 mins typing this)

I only have one thing on my mind regarding the translation: Ignorance is bliss.



This is somewhat forcing an idea onto a fact.

 rant

First, I have been so utterly disappointed with vMS's translation that I refuse to EVER try playing it. Translation is there to help you understand the gameplay, the plot, which is essentially the core of most, if not all, RPGs.
Just because the majority of the community are ignorant teenage kids who can't tell 'than' from 'then' doesn't mean the adults doing a business need not give a pomegranate to what they do.

Aufheben may be challenging to pronounce for those who have little/no knowledge in terms of German language. But let me ask you, why are there words like katana, ramen, samurai, valkyrie, Hell, Hades, Titan, etc.. being widely used despite the obvious fact that even larger a proportion of the community know pomegranate about Japanese/Norwegian/Greek? The point in translating one piece of text from a foreign language is to help the local users understand the meaning of the context. Auf Haven? Yeah right, okay..
What did you know about Zakum? Papulatus? Yeti? Golem? Would you have known about any tiny piece of those cultures had it not been for MapleStory's translation (and elsewhere, wherever translation is respected enough)? Now I would laugh if they named Fire Bain as Yeti instead, because translations don't matter, 90% of the community are kids who won't be able to google up the meanings, given that they have the curiosity it takes anyway.

I generally don't give much of a thought as to what MSEA/Softnyx does. I lost all expectations, if any was left, when I read the 3 paragraphs that described the 3 races. It was the introduction, the teaser, the first and foremost thing one would read about whatever the *#&$ he's about to play, and it was an utter disappointment, to me.

Trust me, guys, this guy's right.

Translations DO matter. When you're doing a quest you HAVE to do because it gives you an Aran skill, and you don't even understand what you have to do, it really sucks. Maybe some people don't even read quest text, but, not only will people who do that be highly penalized because some won't be able to understand, but even people who don't, will still have to read at least the requirements of the quest, or they won't be able to do it. Since many Aran quests are a MUST to do, you should at least be able to understand what they say, and, for those who care about it, understand what the storyline is.

I'm just glad that GMS NEVER copies translations from MapleSEA. Like they didn't with Cygnus Knights, they won't with Aran, luckily.