This is where I disagree. They don't have to provide a transcript, no. But they do have to provide a way for that information to be received by all. The hearing impaired is still part of the Public. And if you are Public Relations, then you have to account for all possible types of people.
If they want to do their job well, then that has to be part of their decision-making process.
It is their responsibility, because accountability ends with them. Public Relations doesn't get to pick and choose which part of the Public is allowed to be informed. That's why it's called Public relations and not "Majority of Demographics Relations".
Then, Iconian, I feel that this issue is less about a transcript being provided and more that an official announcement Dev Blog wasn't made that repeated what was said in the podcast, immediately after said podcast.
Ideally, I think this is what you wanted:
PR: Okay, you're going to have a podcast. Here are things you can talk about because we'll release a Dev Blog on it within 48 hours of the podcast going up.
:: Podcast is done and posted by the podcasters ::
<48 hours later (ideally 24 hours)
Official Dev Blog posted (written a week before the podcast) about the stuff the interviewee was allowed to talk about in the podcast
Member since November 2009... I think. (UFP) Ragnar
Then, Iconian, I feel that this issue is less about a transcript being provided and more that an official announcement Dev Blog wasn't made that repeated what was said in the podcast, immediately after said podcast.
Ideally, I think this is what you wanted:
PR: Okay, you're going to have a podcast. Here are things you can talk about because we'll release a Dev Blog on it within 48 hours of the podcast going up.
:: Podcast is done and posted by the podcasters ::
<48 hours later (ideally 24 hours)
Official Dev Blog posted (written a week before the podcast) about the stuff the interviewee was allowed to talk about in the podcast
Correct. It has less to do with transcripts and more to do with how PWE/Cryptic releases public information.
If the dev blog (or whatever form the information takes in a text format) details everything mentioned by a developer interview from third-party media, then yes, my complaints will have been resolved.
What you propose is a solution I would consider viable.
*pulls out a bag of popcorn and watches this thread, and countless more complain about lack of communication*
Nom nom nom nom nom *Want some?*
I might as well start my own thread and complain about the lack of popcorn the threads are giving me, I have to pull out a bag of popcorn for almost every thread on the 10forward and Gen Discussion... I'm running out of popcorn here...
nom nom nom nom
On a more serious note, P1 is a great source of info, I don't understand why people can't stand it, do what I do, turn off the volume of STO, start the P1 podcast and do your daily things, cept that for 1 hour you'll be listing to P1 and the interviews, once that is done close it and turn back up the volume of sto...
I do this almost every time there is a new P1 episode...
Kudos to P1 and the dev team for supporting them..
in other serious notes, yay forum changes coming this way
Correct. It has less to do with transcripts and more to do with how PWE/Cryptic releases public information.
If the dev blog (or whatever form the information takes in a text format) details everything mentioned by a developer interview from third-party media, then yes, my complaints will have been resolved.
What you propose is a solution I would consider viable.
On the flipside however, Cryptic Studios (and the podcasters I guess) will be blamed for "scripted" interviews.
However, other than that tidbit, there is nothing more that I can offer other than wishing you all the best that Cryptic Studios/PWE will someday adopt a Public Relations style that you would agree with.
Member since November 2009... I think. (UFP) Ragnar
Now if that was put on the STO forums in an official capacity, and part of standard procedure... I think my complaints regarding that particular issue would stop.
That's really all people are asking for. Don't need every single word transcribed from a Podcast. Just the relevant information that pertains to the game itself. It needs to be written down, and posted in an official capacity on an official page (this website, preferably)
Again, this is not Cryptic's responsibility as the interview was done by P1. Does P1 have their own "official" thread in these forums? If so, then perhaps they could post these types of links there. But that's about as "official" as I think you'll be able to find or get.
Cryptic just posts an advertisement on their site about the interview, not the interview itself. Have you ever seen an entire Massively interview article re-posted to these forums or the website? Because asking that they transcribe and post an interview conducted by a third party would be essentially the same and would eliminate the need for the third party interview to begin with. Cryptic might as well have in-house interviews conducted by their own staff.
Would you then demand that all third parties step down and rely solely on if/when/what kind of information the Cryptic releases without worry of the hard questions that come from players? It's easy to ignore those questions when asked here in the forums. It's a bit more difficult when you're sitting right across from the guy asking the questions.
Take them to task for not providing transcripts for their own video or audio clips. THAT is something that is truly their responsibility. But if they grant an interview to a third party, it's not on them to make sure that it is translated out to every possible audience. Your real beef isn't with Cryptic, it's with the third party.
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Then, Iconian, I feel that this issue is less about a transcript being provided and more that an official announcement Dev Blog wasn't made that repeated what was said in the podcast, immediately after said podcast.
Ideally, I think this is what you wanted:
PR: Okay, you're going to have a podcast. Here are things you can talk about because we'll release a Dev Blog on it within 48 hours of the podcast going up.
:: Podcast is done and posted by the podcasters ::
<48 hours later (ideally 24 hours)
Official Dev Blog posted (written a week before the podcast) about the stuff the interviewee was allowed to talk about in the podcast
Correct. It has less to do with transcripts and more to do with how PWE/Cryptic releases public information.
If the dev blog (or whatever form the information takes in a text format) details everything mentioned by a developer interview from third-party media, then yes, my complaints will have been resolved.
What you propose is a solution I would consider viable.
This doesn't work either if you believe in true journalism where hard questions get asked. Otherwise, as later stated, it becomes a canned interview. What's the point if a Dev Blog is coming out anyway? Third party interviews might as well go away and your only news outlet becomes Cryptic.
The point of the third party interview is to get the information that Cryptic might be tight-lipped about. Perhaps something slips during the interview. Or even to get at things that even Cryptic didn't consider to release in the blog.
Blogs have a theme and stick to the subject at hand. Interviews, while having an overall purpose, are natural conversations that can lead to unexpected places.
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Again, this is not Cryptic's responsibility as the interview was done by P1. Does P1 have their own "official" thread in these forums? If so, then perhaps they could post these types of links there. But that's about as "official" as I think you'll be able to find or get.
And if they did, I'd be fine with that too. I don't mind giving P1 pageclicks as long as those pageclicks end up somewhere I want to be.
Cryptic just posts an advertisement on their site about the interview, not the interview itself. Have you ever seen an entire Massively interview article re-posted to these forums or the website? Because asking that they transcribe and post an interview conducted by a third party would be essentially the same and would eliminate the need for the third party interview to begin with. Cryptic might as well have in-house interviews conducted by their own staff.
The Massively interview articles are usually conducted in text, or transcribed into text.
Would you then demand that all third parties step down and rely solely on if/when/what kind of information the Cryptic releases without worry of the hard questions that come from players? It's easy to ignore those questions when asked here in the forums. It's a bit more difficult when you're sitting right across from the guy asking the questions.
Again, from where I'm sitting... asking them to step down has the same exact result as not transcribing at all.
In both scenarios, I'm not receiving any communication.
I'm not saying they should step down. I like the idea of P1, and I respect the work they do. But for those of us with hearing impairments, there is absolutely no difference between them talking and conducting interviews, and not talking at all.
Take them to task for not providing transcripts for their own video or audio clips. THAT is something that is truly their responsibility.
I have, and P1 has been very diplomatic about the situation. But the root of the problem isn't with P1. P1 is a symptom of an even greater problem with communication at PWE/Cryptic.
But if they grant an interview to a third party, it's not on them to make sure that it is translated out to every possible audience. Your real beef isn't with Cryptic, it's with the third party.
Yes, it is their responsibility. As much as it's their responsibility to provide dev blogs, press releases, and everything else relating to their job of releasing public information.
They put themselves into this position. I wish they didn't. But they did. If this is how they are going to release information, then they don't get to wash their hands of any responsibility when not all of their players can consume that information.
This doesn't work either if you believe in true journalism where hard questions get asked. Otherwise, as later stated, it becomes a canned interview. What's the point if a Dev Blog is coming out anyway? Third party interviews might as well go away and your only news outlet becomes Cryptic.
The point of the third party interview is to get the information that Cryptic might be tight-lipped about. Perhaps something slips during the interview. Or even to get at things that even Cryptic didn't consider to release in the blog.
Blogs have a theme and stick to the subject at hand. Interviews, while having an overall purpose, are natural conversations that can lead to unexpected places.
If I have my choice of a canned interview, and true journalism where hard questions are asked -- but not everybody can hear the answers (literally), then I'm going to go with the canned interview.
It sucks. But it's the only fair choice.
What's important is it doesn't have to be a one-or-the-other choice.
Priority One is far from the podacst it used to be,it used to be a solid source of news and information,fun to listen to while playing the game....and the devs used to have fun on the podcast talking about all the things to come.
Today we can argue that Priority One is only focusing on shameless plugs for their hosts and advertisements for things no one cares about.Having interviews with Cryptic devs is equally meaningless,the hosts skip around the questions players would like to have answered,and the devs are equally adept of skirting around questions and avoid answering them altogether.
To top it off,some devs (and I'm looking at you Al) see interviews on podcasts as an ultimate opportunity to belittle and insult players,because well,in their eyes we are all mentally handicapped and we should just agree with everything they say and do.
Communication between the STO community and the Cryptic devs has always been a hit and miss affair.There have been a few moments where,either through mistakes or by intentional acts by Cryptic,the community has set the forums ablaze.....which resulted in an information lockdown on the forums.Yes,they use Twitter and Facebook now to 'get the word out',but there are plenty of people like me who just hate Twitter and Facebook and refuse to use it.You could argue that it's my fault for not getting the information I want....but I could argue in return that the forums were intended for sharing information on the game.
Yes Tacofangs,you guys get TRIBBLE about things you say and do on Priority One...and the odds are 50/50 that it was deserved.
To the Priority One guys...you ruined what was a good show once.
The PWE/Cryptic sweatshop...not where the game is made,but where the game is played!
Take back your home,end the grind!
Volunteer moderators policing the forums is like a mall cop trying to solve a murder.
On the flipside however, Cryptic Studios (and the podcasters I guess) will be blamed for "scripted" interviews.
I'm okay with this. Information regarding PWE/Cryptic is a circus anyway, what's a few more clowns for the big show?
However, other than that tidbit, there is nothing more that I can offer other than wishing you all the best that Cryptic Studios/PWE will someday adopt a Public Relations style that you would agree with.
It's 2014 and the fact I'm on an internet forum trying to convince people that the hearing impaired are being left in the dark when it comes to Star Trek Online news and updates is nothing less than surprising.
It's even more surprising that people would rather pass the ball of blame around ("It's P1!" "No, it's Cryptic!" "No, it's PWE!" "No, it's the players who don't volunteer!") rather than someone taking responsibility and simply solving the issue once and for all.
I honestly never thought I'd find myself in the position where I feel I have to inform either P1 or PWE/Cryptic that they are being very unhelpful to those of us with said impairments.
P1 has admitted it and acknowledged that shortcoming. But communication is a two-way street. So now I'm focusing on the other half of that communication.
The Massively interview articles are usually conducted in text, or transcribed into text.
Yes, but my point is, Cryptic doesn't host the article by republishing it on their website. Transcribing a P1 interview and posting it here would be essentially playing host to P1. Why, then, would they need their own website? Those aren't cheap.
Again, from where I'm sitting... asking them to step down has the same exact result as not transcribing at all.
In both scenarios, I'm not receiving any communication.
I'm not saying they should step down. I like the idea of P1, and I respect the work they do. But for those of us with hearing impairments, there is absolutely no difference between them talking and conducting interviews, and not talking at all.
And I get that. But obviously, that's a failing on P1. They aren't marketing to you and that audience.
I have, and P1 has been very diplomatic about the situation. But the root of the problem isn't with P1. P1 is a symptom of an even greater problem with communication at PWE/Cryptic.
I meant take Cryptic to task with their own video/audio clips without transcripts. THOSE they have control over, not those of P1.
Yes, it is their responsibility. As much as it's their responsibility to provide dev blogs, press releases, and everything else relating to their job of releasing public information.
They put themselves into this position. I wish they didn't. But they did. If this is how they are going to release information, then they don't get to wash their hands of any responsibility when not all of their players can consume that information.
No, their responsibility lies with their own publications and how they choose to get those out to the masses. If they fail to provide a transcript for their YouTube video, that's on them. If they fail to translate their Dev Blogs into another language for wider distribution, that's on them. The responsibility of the dissemination and publication (in all its forms) of information lies with the interviewer/publisher not the interviewee. They cannot tell the third party how to go about their business. Nor can they be held responsible if the third party chooses to report misinformation.
If I have my choice of a canned interview, and true journalism where hard questions are asked -- but not everybody can hear the answers (literally), then I'm going to go with the canned interview.
It sucks. But it's the only fair choice.
What's important is it doesn't have to be a one-or-the-other choice.
No, it's not fair at all. That's a false argument.
But the point is, can you be accommodated? Yes, we know you can be.
Is it Cryptic's responsibility to do so where third parties are concerned? No, it is not.
Is it the responsibility of the third party then? Yes, it is.
Is the third party willing and able to accommodate? Well...?
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I think we'll need to agree to disagree. I agree with many of your points, but without results on one end of the communication, then I go to the other.
And if I want to solve a problem, I want to permanently solve it. If P1 and their experience with this annotation software goes somewhere productive? Awesome.
But that's a symptom solved, not the problem that caused the symptom to begin with. That's best-case scenario.
There are still going to be problems with communications from PWE/Cryptic. Whether it be the reddit forums, twitter, facebook, or what have you. More symptoms of a greater problem than just P1.
If I have to address it symptom-by-symptom, as I've been doing, I will. But if given the choice, I want to get to the root of the problem.
Then, Iconian, I feel that this issue is less about a transcript being provided and more that an official announcement Dev Blog wasn't made that repeated what was said in the podcast, immediately after said podcast.
Ideally, I think this is what you wanted:
PR: Okay, you're going to have a podcast. Here are things you can talk about because we'll release a Dev Blog on it within 48 hours of the podcast going up.
:: Podcast is done and posted by the podcasters ::
<48 hours later (ideally 24 hours)
Official Dev Blog posted (written a week before the podcast) about the stuff the interviewee was allowed to talk about in the podcast
Correct. It has less to do with transcripts and more to do with how PWE/Cryptic releases public information.
If the dev blog (or whatever form the information takes in a text format) details everything mentioned by a developer interview from third-party media, then yes, my complaints will have been resolved.
What you propose is a solution I would consider viable.
Do you know how logical and helpful that would be?
If Cryptic were to release a blog with keynotes, I think they could use it to address everyone's concerns. Cryptic does not have to transcribe an entire interview.
While I do not need to know about a developer's favorite color, I would like to know about upcoming seasons, upgrades, and expansions.
I think we'll need to agree to disagree. I agree with many of your points, but without results on one end of the communication, then I go to the other.
And if I want to solve a problem, I want to permanently solve it. If P1 and their experience with this annotation software goes somewhere productive? Awesome.
But that's a symptom solved, not the problem that caused the symptom to begin with. That's best-case scenario.
There are still going to be problems with communications from PWE/Cryptic. Whether it be the reddit forums, twitter, facebook, or what have you. More symptoms of a greater problem than just P1.
If I have to address it symptom-by-symptom, as I've been doing, I will. But if given the choice, I want to get to the root of the problem.
I certainly wish you luck.
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No it's not. Brains in Jars are not things that exist in the world. People speaking Swedish are.
But do you translate all of your posts answering questions into all languages?
No. Your responses are (unless I'm not aware of some other section of the forums) in English.
If you can inexpensively translate transcripts into the other languages that the game is written in (I believe it's just French and German, right?), then have at it. If not, the forums are mostly in English, so that's what we get.
After all, the languages that the game is written in are the ones that matter for this context, right? Would someone who can't understand any of the text in the game really be reading the transcript of a podcast about the game that he or she can't effectively play?
Well, when we revealed things in Podcasts, we got TRIBBLE for it.
I can completely understand the reason behind it, especially when, after mentioning something you'd "like to do" or are "thinking about" gets turned around into "but you promised to do that in that one podcast!!11!!".
It's just that for me, without that kind of information, the podcast has lost it's main reason why I'd listen to something like that.
1.5 hours of chit-chat with a bit of advertisement, moderators asking their listeners for money for a field trip, combined with no information and no critical/investigative questions might be something others might continue to enjoy, but it isn't for me anymore.
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Then, Iconian, I feel that this issue is less about a transcript being provided and more that an official announcement Dev Blog wasn't made that repeated what was said in the podcast, immediately after said podcast.
Ideally, I think this is what you wanted:
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Correct. It has less to do with transcripts and more to do with how PWE/Cryptic releases public information.
If the dev blog (or whatever form the information takes in a text format) details everything mentioned by a developer interview from third-party media, then yes, my complaints will have been resolved.
What you propose is a solution I would consider viable.
Nom nom nom nom nom *Want some?*
I might as well start my own thread and complain about the lack of popcorn the threads are giving me, I have to pull out a bag of popcorn for almost every thread on the 10forward and Gen Discussion... I'm running out of popcorn here...
nom nom nom nom
On a more serious note, P1 is a great source of info, I don't understand why people can't stand it, do what I do, turn off the volume of STO, start the P1 podcast and do your daily things, cept that for 1 hour you'll be listing to P1 and the interviews, once that is done close it and turn back up the volume of sto...
I do this almost every time there is a new P1 episode...
Kudos to P1 and the dev team for supporting them..
in other serious notes, yay forum changes coming this way
On the flipside however, Cryptic Studios (and the podcasters I guess) will be blamed for "scripted" interviews.
However, other than that tidbit, there is nothing more that I can offer other than wishing you all the best that Cryptic Studios/PWE will someday adopt a Public Relations style that you would agree with.
(UFP) Ragnar
Again, this is not Cryptic's responsibility as the interview was done by P1. Does P1 have their own "official" thread in these forums? If so, then perhaps they could post these types of links there. But that's about as "official" as I think you'll be able to find or get.
Cryptic just posts an advertisement on their site about the interview, not the interview itself. Have you ever seen an entire Massively interview article re-posted to these forums or the website? Because asking that they transcribe and post an interview conducted by a third party would be essentially the same and would eliminate the need for the third party interview to begin with. Cryptic might as well have in-house interviews conducted by their own staff.
Would you then demand that all third parties step down and rely solely on if/when/what kind of information the Cryptic releases without worry of the hard questions that come from players? It's easy to ignore those questions when asked here in the forums. It's a bit more difficult when you're sitting right across from the guy asking the questions.
Take them to task for not providing transcripts for their own video or audio clips. THAT is something that is truly their responsibility. But if they grant an interview to a third party, it's not on them to make sure that it is translated out to every possible audience. Your real beef isn't with Cryptic, it's with the third party.
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This doesn't work either if you believe in true journalism where hard questions get asked. Otherwise, as later stated, it becomes a canned interview. What's the point if a Dev Blog is coming out anyway? Third party interviews might as well go away and your only news outlet becomes Cryptic.
The point of the third party interview is to get the information that Cryptic might be tight-lipped about. Perhaps something slips during the interview. Or even to get at things that even Cryptic didn't consider to release in the blog.
Blogs have a theme and stick to the subject at hand. Interviews, while having an overall purpose, are natural conversations that can lead to unexpected places.
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And if they did, I'd be fine with that too. I don't mind giving P1 pageclicks as long as those pageclicks end up somewhere I want to be.
The Massively interview articles are usually conducted in text, or transcribed into text.
Again, from where I'm sitting... asking them to step down has the same exact result as not transcribing at all.
In both scenarios, I'm not receiving any communication.
I'm not saying they should step down. I like the idea of P1, and I respect the work they do. But for those of us with hearing impairments, there is absolutely no difference between them talking and conducting interviews, and not talking at all.
I have, and P1 has been very diplomatic about the situation. But the root of the problem isn't with P1. P1 is a symptom of an even greater problem with communication at PWE/Cryptic.
Yes, it is their responsibility. As much as it's their responsibility to provide dev blogs, press releases, and everything else relating to their job of releasing public information.
They put themselves into this position. I wish they didn't. But they did. If this is how they are going to release information, then they don't get to wash their hands of any responsibility when not all of their players can consume that information.
If I have my choice of a canned interview, and true journalism where hard questions are asked -- but not everybody can hear the answers (literally), then I'm going to go with the canned interview.
It sucks. But it's the only fair choice.
What's important is it doesn't have to be a one-or-the-other choice.
Today we can argue that Priority One is only focusing on shameless plugs for their hosts and advertisements for things no one cares about.Having interviews with Cryptic devs is equally meaningless,the hosts skip around the questions players would like to have answered,and the devs are equally adept of skirting around questions and avoid answering them altogether.
To top it off,some devs (and I'm looking at you Al) see interviews on podcasts as an ultimate opportunity to belittle and insult players,because well,in their eyes we are all mentally handicapped and we should just agree with everything they say and do.
Communication between the STO community and the Cryptic devs has always been a hit and miss affair.There have been a few moments where,either through mistakes or by intentional acts by Cryptic,the community has set the forums ablaze.....which resulted in an information lockdown on the forums.Yes,they use Twitter and Facebook now to 'get the word out',but there are plenty of people like me who just hate Twitter and Facebook and refuse to use it.You could argue that it's my fault for not getting the information I want....but I could argue in return that the forums were intended for sharing information on the game.
Yes Tacofangs,you guys get TRIBBLE about things you say and do on Priority One...and the odds are 50/50 that it was deserved.
To the Priority One guys...you ruined what was a good show once.
Take back your home,end the grind!
Volunteer moderators policing the forums is like a mall cop trying to solve a murder.
I'm okay with this. Information regarding PWE/Cryptic is a circus anyway, what's a few more clowns for the big show?
It's 2014 and the fact I'm on an internet forum trying to convince people that the hearing impaired are being left in the dark when it comes to Star Trek Online news and updates is nothing less than surprising.
It's even more surprising that people would rather pass the ball of blame around ("It's P1!" "No, it's Cryptic!" "No, it's PWE!" "No, it's the players who don't volunteer!") rather than someone taking responsibility and simply solving the issue once and for all.
I honestly never thought I'd find myself in the position where I feel I have to inform either P1 or PWE/Cryptic that they are being very unhelpful to those of us with said impairments.
P1 has admitted it and acknowledged that shortcoming. But communication is a two-way street. So now I'm focusing on the other half of that communication.
My point is, though, that responsibility falls to P1, not Cryptic.
Yes, but my point is, Cryptic doesn't host the article by republishing it on their website. Transcribing a P1 interview and posting it here would be essentially playing host to P1. Why, then, would they need their own website? Those aren't cheap.
And I get that. But obviously, that's a failing on P1. They aren't marketing to you and that audience.
I meant take Cryptic to task with their own video/audio clips without transcripts. THOSE they have control over, not those of P1.
No, their responsibility lies with their own publications and how they choose to get those out to the masses. If they fail to provide a transcript for their YouTube video, that's on them. If they fail to translate their Dev Blogs into another language for wider distribution, that's on them. The responsibility of the dissemination and publication (in all its forms) of information lies with the interviewer/publisher not the interviewee. They cannot tell the third party how to go about their business. Nor can they be held responsible if the third party chooses to report misinformation.
No, it's not fair at all. That's a false argument.
But the point is, can you be accommodated? Yes, we know you can be.
Is it Cryptic's responsibility to do so where third parties are concerned? No, it is not.
Is it the responsibility of the third party then? Yes, it is.
Is the third party willing and able to accommodate? Well...?
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And if I want to solve a problem, I want to permanently solve it. If P1 and their experience with this annotation software goes somewhere productive? Awesome.
But that's a symptom solved, not the problem that caused the symptom to begin with. That's best-case scenario.
There are still going to be problems with communications from PWE/Cryptic. Whether it be the reddit forums, twitter, facebook, or what have you. More symptoms of a greater problem than just P1.
If I have to address it symptom-by-symptom, as I've been doing, I will. But if given the choice, I want to get to the root of the problem.
If Cryptic were to release a blog with keynotes, I think they could use it to address everyone's concerns. Cryptic does not have to transcribe an entire interview.
While I do not need to know about a developer's favorite color, I would like to know about upcoming seasons, upgrades, and expansions.
I certainly wish you luck.
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But do you translate all of your posts answering questions into all languages?
No. Your responses are (unless I'm not aware of some other section of the forums) in English.
If you can inexpensively translate transcripts into the other languages that the game is written in (I believe it's just French and German, right?), then have at it. If not, the forums are mostly in English, so that's what we get.
After all, the languages that the game is written in are the ones that matter for this context, right? Would someone who can't understand any of the text in the game really be reading the transcript of a podcast about the game that he or she can't effectively play?
I can completely understand the reason behind it, especially when, after mentioning something you'd "like to do" or are "thinking about" gets turned around into "but you promised to do that in that one podcast!!11!!".
It's just that for me, without that kind of information, the podcast has lost it's main reason why I'd listen to something like that.
1.5 hours of chit-chat with a bit of advertisement, moderators asking their listeners for money for a field trip, combined with no information and no critical/investigative questions might be something others might continue to enjoy, but it isn't for me anymore.
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