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[ced1106]

Thanks for the quote!

 

After the translation issues of Conan (including the spell cards, which, afaik, haven't been fixed), another Mythic and Monolith collaboration, I'm wary of Ameritrash heavy-text from non-native English speakers. The problem is that, while you can hire a translator, the translator needs to have gaming experience, and you should playtest the text with native language speakers. That obviously adds costs and time to a project. 

 

Is this a common complaint of non-English speakers when American companies put out foreign editions of their games? 

[Knight of the Dinner Table]

8 minutes ago, ced1106 said:

Is this a common complaint of non-English speakers when American companies put out foreign editions of their games? 

 

I have been reading books written by English-speaking authors, playing (computer) games made by English-speaking companies for decades  in English (despite my native language being German) for exactly that reason.

I don't know if it has become better in the last couple of years ... but the original AD&D (or was it D&D) edition in German translated "torch" not as "Fackel" (which would be the correct translation of torch in a medieval setting), but "Taschenlampe" (which is "flashlight"). That's just one example and it proves your point: you need somebody with gaming experience.

 

Add to that that sometimes correct translations even take away from the plausibility of an event in a story (somebody says "flight" and the other person misunderstands that as "fight" - in English very possible. In German it's "Flucht" und "Kampf" - how can you misunderstand that?).

[cmorse]

On 5/13/2020 at 9:08 AM, WhiteWulfe said:

Yeah, with that many still in development, and barely any fulfilled that's an insanely huge red flag to me... 

 

To add another one, it looks like stores are canceling preorders of Joan of Arc 1.5 and it will no longer have a retail release "due to circumstances beyond their control". I suspect that the legal problems that they were certain would be wrapped up in their favor in no time are dragging on and potentially not as solidly in their favor as they thought.

[Lidless Eye]

Those are some out there and unique designs (that don't really make me think Vikings except in the modern horror film treatment of myth).  I'd be more interested but I trust this company about as much as Eastern Front Studios right now with their track record and non-stop new projects 

[Club]

I'm looking at this and wanting it but not enough to overcome my (Fairly low) risk aversion. Anyone have good news 'bout the company in the last while?

[ced1106]

Pledge $1 and hope the deliver something by the time the PM comes out. 

 

1) I have backed $1. Will I have access to the PM to upgrade my pledge?

 

Of course! The pledge manager will go live hopefully around 3 weeks after the KS campaign and you will be able to upgrade your pledge there if you want.

[Club]

So pledge manager 6-8 weeks after pledge close, got it. [/cynic]

[Balgin Stondraeg]

8 hours ago, Club said:

So pledge manager 6-8 weeks after pledge close, got it. [/cynic]

Oh at least. Maybe more but the more they make people wait the more time they'll have to deliver good news on improving the situation with their other projects.

[Goddesstio]

Just found this topic... wish I had seen it before I pledges 3 (!) years ago

 

Mythic has been selling off 50% off darkest dungeons for pretty much a  month straight. I have received two emails now with subjects "THIS IS NOT A HOBBY! IT'S AN INVESTMENT!" Just like that, caps and all. Inside the text they talk about how much it will be selling for "on the secondhand market" and that it is definitely worth it and its an investment

 

This games currently has not even moved into production yet. They're finishing 6: Siege and then they're moving onto something else, so basically I forsee them fulfilling that and then collapsing. They've basically stated they can only refund a few orders a week, probably because they're out of money.

[WhiteWulfe]

Wow, just... Wow.  The comments and those updates, definitely glad I very much so nope'd out of this one... 

[Goddesstio]

You should see the emails... Darkest Dungeon has been on "limited time sale" for 50% off on their website for pretty much all of 2023 (they go like 3 days between putting it on 50% and then the sale is "over" and then there's a new reason to be on sale so it's back on!). The emails reek of desperation and are absolutely wild.

[cmorse]

Looking back through their other projects there is apparently still outstanding stuff from Solomon Kane, their second kickstarter. It seems to be the case for a lot of the older games and they recently dumped the stock that might have been used to take care of at least some of the undelivered items.

Edited February 6 by cmorse