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Translation proposition please consider it

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
Dear Cryptic Studio,

the translation of STO, for french and german, had been removed and on hold since past summer now and there is no news about this critical issue.

You maybe don't know it but in France for example the reason number one why people have a bad image of STO is the lack of french version and the poor quality of those translations.

To this lack there is several way to solve it. And one way should appeal your attention: the fan community effort to translate part of the game. Instead of having those effort spread all around the internet wouldn't it be wiser to have a centre point to collect those translation. Like for example an official STO translation wiki.
I don't want to lack respect to any of the member of cryptic translation team and i'm sorry if i'm too bold with this request. We need you people doing translation in Cryptic Studio and we care about your work alot!!


But I think this could enhance the overall quality of the translation and allow mean while it's installed in the game for the players that NEED those documents to play STO in their every day life.

setting up a wiki to collect translations works from fan communites can take a matter of hour for any computing student. Setting up a wiki isn't the hardest thing in the wolrd. If it's an official collecting point then people writers and readers will be able to locate easyly the information they need or discover new informations.

This can lead to global enhancement of the comprehension for the most players to the STO background story and in the era of The Foundry better understanding the plots involved can only lead to a better quality of missions made by fans.

And ultimatly this can be a point where fans could bring Fans missions translations.

I don't want to minimise the task and effort of Cryptic in translation matter. I am the author of the full translation to french of the breens and devidians features episodes series so I know exactly what this work means. I want to propose a complement a collective effort to show you as much we a small community of a foreign country appreciate this game.


Thank you for reading I hope this idea will lead to an official Wiki to collect translations for parts of STO.

If you are an STO player in need of such an tool please comment this message and showing your support to this idea. If you are a hater please have the courtesy to keep your hate comments on this matter for yourself and your friends.

Ofcourse no reward is claimed ... My only motivation can appear naive but it's just offering the best possible STO experience to STO players.... in a pure volunteer effort and not in ten years...
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I'm not a French- or German-speaker (well, maybe the latter) but I think this might work, if the translations have been lacking. In essence, you are saying, "Let us help you help us!" I'm down with that.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I support Wiki official fan translation for STO !
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I support Wiki official fan translation for STO
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I strongly support the OP's initiative.

    Personally, playing in english is not a problem for me but my wife, for example, is deeply frustrated by the missing (and sometimes incomplete or innacurate) translations.
    She's a big Star Trek fan but because of this she decided to stop her subscription.

    Even though I'm far from an expert in translation, I'd gladly participate in this Wiki fan project.

    To conclude, I support Wiki official fan translation for STO.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I support Wiki official fan translation for STO.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    Yea same in Germany..many people quit the Game in consequence of bad Translation.
    is a important point to change this
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I support Wiki official fan translation for STO
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    support Wiki official fan translation for STO.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I support Wiki official fan translation for STO. I'm with you guys.....
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I support Wiki official fan translation for STO :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I support the OP's idea.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I support Wiki official fan translation for STO !
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I support Wiki official fan translation for STO.

    Would hope we'd support True Klingon translation too :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    It's a good idea.
    I think it might be a good starting point.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I support Wiki official fan translation for STO.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I support Wiki official fan translation for STO
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    Personally, I'd rather see Cryptic work with one of the real time translation products, like VoxOx, about developing a library for MMOs. The translations aren't perfect, but pretty darn good.

    If they could get such a thing figured out, it would instantly translate STO (and CO, for that matter) into 50 some languages (but no Klingon yet). And it would have added benefits. Since the translation is real-time, you could read what a French person is writing in English, while the German player can read it in German, and the French can read everything in French. It'll also mean the language specific foundry missions, which would stand a very slim chance of being translated (and then only maybe if they were the Cryptic mission of the week or something) would be available for all.

    The ability to add one of those real time translators to an MMO just has some awesome potential.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I support Wiki official fan translation for STO
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I also support Wiki official fan translation for STO

    Merry Christmas / Joyeux No
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I support Wiki official fan translation for STO !
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I support Wiki official fan translation for STO :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I support Wiki official fan translation for STO
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    I support Wiki official fan translation for STO
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2010
    it would be nice to have an official answer on this;).
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    I support Wiki official fan translation for STO
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