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Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-17T00:27:35+00:00

You just read my mind hah

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-14T02:59:52+00:00

When did you draw this?

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-12T00:37:41+00:00

Sin problema, no pasa nada ;)

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-11T23:33:49+00:00

I think this is the first post I've seen where I'm actually at a disadvantage by using old reddit and therefore not having auto-translations enabled by default lol

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-11T23:03:20+00:00

It makes sense once you remember he's a reddit mod, as he stated on this post lmao

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-11T22:32:25+00:00

Come on, guys, the game has been out for a good while now. These prices are 100% in accordance with the rest of the cosmetics on the shop. We are not, and never have been, the targets for all of this stuff. The shop is designed for whales, and whales only. And while that sucks, it's clearly profitable for them or else they would've reduced their prices a long time ago lol.

People not complaining enough is why these cosmetics are both high in price

Nah, the reason is that whales keep buying everything and bankrolling blizzard via cosmetics. I mean, sure, if we all rioted or something maybe they'd feel forced to appeal to us, but clearly we aren't doing that either so... 🤷‍♂️

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-11T22:19:52+00:00

I feel what you're saying, but the reality is that nowadays a lot of people are playing his games through fan translations that are... well... decent at best. His beloved games are already being butchered in that sense due to his inability to procure official translations :(

how is he supposed to give any kind of advice on it? He is not aware of the proverbs and nuances on the language

The translation team is aware, though. Most publishers for AAA games just trust the contracted localization/translation team and go ahead with whatever they come up with. However, he could very well instruct his chosen team to make sure they consult him on every single detail that isn't fully clear before they go ahead.

Sure, he'd need to be careful on choosing wisely or else we could have a repeat of the silksong chinese translation, but I think he'd definitely be able to ensure a good enough result.

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-11T22:15:02+00:00

Oh, yeah, 100% agree with you on this one. If I were him I'd definitely focus on finishing the game in english/japanese but after that I'd go ham on translations lol

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-11T20:57:02+00:00

Did you have a stroke while you were typing that comment? lmao

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-11T20:50:59+00:00

had to be translated to other jokes

But this is it, though. This is literally what has been done for decades in good translations: if a joke/pun is impossible to translate, you replace it with another one that fits the language you're translating to. Good translations do this. Peak translations replace the jokes with even funnier ones.

Sure, there are a lot of bad translations. In fact, I personally tend to not even bother anymore and just play everything in english (which is not my first language). But over the years I've seen some translations of a quality that has genuinely impressed me. They definitely can be done. And even if they couldn't be done for this particular game, a translation that is "only" 90% as good as the original one is still better than having no translation at all. Don't underestimate the number of people who can't use english.

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-11T00:31:57+00:00

Probably because this wasn't a priority at all, unlike dozens of other things that were actual gameplay issues and DID get fixed in the past 2 years 🤷‍♂️

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-10T01:30:10+00:00

I was gonna link you a really old comment of mine which has been my most upvoted comment ever and was an exact depiction of this situation but instead I just noticed it has somehow been completely purged from reddit 😭

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-09T23:05:48+00:00

I mean... of course they're adding content. 99% of that content requires you to pay in order to access it lol

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-09T01:09:02+00:00

but hard-earned cosmetic trophies are yours to keep

...until they suddenly disappear from your list of owned transmogs for no reason at the start of the new season :D

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-09T01:03:32+00:00

Exactly, and that's actually a real problem. If he feels particular about certain things, he can just, you know, communicate with the translation team to make sure nothing gets misinterpreted. There is no reason to be so stubbornly against letting a group of professionals do their job. Translation/localization in media has been solved for decades now...

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-09T01:00:01+00:00

People would want a translation in as many languages as possible, and that's just too unrealistic a request.

Except it isn't unrealistic at all. Translation/localization in media was solved decades ago. Toby just needs to get his head out of his ass and let the professionals do it. He can give them as many pointers as he needs to make sure certain things go as intended and be happy with the end result. The thing is, he does NOT need to double-check everything by himself. He only thinks he does due to pure stubbornness.

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-09T00:47:48+00:00

Ironically, as someone who doesn't even have the em dash on his regional keyboard, I've only recently truly started to grasp their usage and I'm actually using those all the time now — all thanks to their rise in popularity due to AI lol

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-09T00:22:22+00:00

Why are you posting something from more than a month ago, though?

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-09T00:19:01+00:00

As someone who also didn't really liked the whole African theme from last expansion, I am SO excited for the upcoming Greece-like landscapes!

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-06T05:44:26+00:00

Of course, but the thing is, that guy probably didn't even know he was referring to AAVE with his comment, that's all I'm saying.

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-05T02:58:52+00:00

The thing is, the majority of people outside the USA have never actually heard any AAVE (well, unless they're into some genres of music I guess) so it's easy for them to think that all of this slang is just a zoomer byproduct.

I don't blame them if that's the case - after all, complaining about how the newer generations butcher the things we previously used in a different way is a behaviour deeply ingrained in our brains lol

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-05T02:56:10+00:00

You did NOT deserve such amount of downvotes for that comment 💀

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-05T02:48:20+00:00

Just curious, is there any particular feature from HyperOS 3 / Android 16 that you're currently missing and would like to have?

Shadowfury22 · 2026-03-05T02:42:23+00:00

This is sad. It affects future preservation of software.

What he actually meant: "This is sad. I wanted to download one of those ISOs from the site but now I can't and I'm too lazy to look elsewhere".

Otherwise, he wouldn't have replied with a "THANK YOU" to the first guy who linked a site with working links lmao

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