Party menu, language option

[Xaru]

Okay, now I know a lot of people have a different opinion on this. Personally I have my in-game language setting set to "English" and "Other" however I can't find a consensus on whether this option indicates that you can speak those languages or if you are simply willing to wrestle with the auto-translate and party with whoever.

Cheers.

[Tradition]

I use it to show I'll party with whoever. (E,J, and ? for me. Fuck them krauts and frogs. )

[Alastaire]

Languages I speak for me, E, J, F.

[Grey Jorildyn]

Bit of both really. I don't speak Japanese or German.

As for the other group of people...
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I actually love the French. They're so... odd. /whiteflag

[Judai]

it's supposed to be what you speak or understand.

[exceed]

i just make it so that when people search me theres a question mark next to my name (the "other" language)

[Amastacia]

Definitely speak/understand.

In stupidly idealistic theory, you *should* be willing to party with anyone (in SE's eyes at least, or why else integrate NA, JP, and EU players on the same servers), so the language option shows fluency.

[rithridan]

Ooooh, I thought the language feature was only there so other people know not to invite you due to the languages you speak. Which incidently is what I use mine for (E, ?). I'll invite anyone else too, tho lately I've been in more LS parties then pickups.

[Suiram]

I've always taken the help text literally, which say "Prefers ___-speaking parties" except for the new "Other" which says "Able to speak languages other than those listed above". If I am remembering correctly, the old JP/EN and later JE option said "No language preference". Since I couldn't care less what languages people speak in my parties, I've always rolled with JE, and now JEGF, even if I only speak one of them. I guess if I had a thing against French people or something I'd just go JEG.

[Intense]

I have an E on there by default I think, Ive never messed with it though. I'm convinced through experience that people dont bother looking at that, most dont even look at your /seacom.

[izembo]

its for language you can speak, and seeking with everything on is annoying as hell when people do it but cant speak the language, cant speak the language i speak? i dont want to party with you.

[Intense]

its for language you can speak, and seeking with everything on is annoying as hell when people do it but cant speak the language, cant speak the language i speak? i dont want to party with you.

If I'm understanding what youre saying then thats retarded logic.

[Khamsin]

Then again, if you can't speak the same language, how will you know they want to party in the first place? Unless they say "PT" in the middle of text you don't understand, and you make a guess.

[Intense]

Thats when you use the "Please use auto-translation function" thing.

[Mifaco]

It represents the language you speak.

People who select every option, I see them as this:

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[Bakthi]

Then again, if you can't speak the same language, how will you know they want to party in the first place? Unless they say "PT" in the middle of text you don't understand, and you make a guess.

I've been in parties for hours that started like this Kind of terrifying being the BRD in an all-JP party that includes a THF and a PLD, but thankfully they knew exactly what to do.

I just have mine set to "E", as it always was. I haven't actually thrown my party flag up for at least a year, but when I did LFG (or even when not), it certainly didn't stop JPs from inviting me, especially on BRD. Maybe it stopped some of them; I guess I'll never know.

I've actually had one or two people try to speak Indonesian to me because of my character name, but they pretty much just wanted to talk I guess, and lost interest after I told them I didn't understand.

[Thistle]

it's supposed to be what you speak or understand.

This is what I assumed, but I didn't want it hurting my invites so I set it for 'people who I would be willing to party with' and listed every language option.

Still no one wanted my DRK. ; ;

[aurik]

The help text used to indicate clearly (in the English version of the client, at least) that it was for what language you preferred. I haven't looked in forever though, they probably changed the wording when they added the new languages.

[izembo]

its for language you can speak, and seeking with everything on is annoying as hell when people do it but cant speak the language, cant speak the language i speak? i dont want to party with you.

If I'm understanding what youre saying then thats retarded logic.

retarded logic that i dont want to party with people i cant communicate with? howso?

[Thistle]

its for language you can speak, and seeking with everything on is annoying as hell when people do it but cant speak the language, cant speak the language i speak? i dont want to party with you.

If I'm understanding what youre saying then thats retarded logic.

retarded logic that i dont want to party with people i cant communicate with? howso?

The ironing is delicious.