[Data Mining] Japanese Localization is coming

TERAB1T · September 2015

In the patch 2.1.7 I've found files for Japanese localization. They are empty now, but anyway it's a good sign for players from Japan.

NewBlacksmurf · September 2015

It was already announced. No need to data mine

Malmai · September 2015

Means China is next = Grind fest

Troneon · September 2015

So that's where all the money is being pumped into...

Asian market advertising and client changes :P

Just in case you forgot, the game still has a broken looking for group tool, crashes, fps drops and crazy long loading screens with an unbalanced champion system...

Cheers.

Paulington · September 2015

Japanese localisation before Spanish localisation? That surprises me.

Funkopotamus · September 2015

Troneon wrote: »

So that's where all the money is being pumped into...

Asian market advertising and client changes :P

Well here is the breakdown....

As we all know there is a HUGE and I do mean H-U-G-E!shifteleventy. MMO market in Asia period.

Neverwinter launched for the xbox one in November of last year in Japan. US was left waiting until April? to see it. "Kinda shocked me as Xbox being Microsoft but wudyagonado?

Sense then Neverwinter has boasted proudly that they have a player base of 2 million on console..*That being only the xbox alone as it is not out on PS4 yet*

With that being said why wouldn't you push for that market? I also strongly believe as some have pointed out that it is no cooweekideenk

that two weeks after NW went into open beta on xbox ESO without no warning announced released date of june. If you do not think the stock holders for ZOS raised an eyebrow and pushed things along because of NW you are kidding yourselves.

I just want ESO's numbers to be like NeverWinters. I honestly do.

Troneon · September 2015

Funkopotamus wrote: »

Troneon wrote: »

So that's where all the money is being pumped into...

Asian market advertising and client changes :P

Well here is the breakdown....

As we all know there is a HUGE and I do mean H-U-G-E!shifteleventy. MMO market in Asia period.

Neverwinter launched for the xbox one in November of last year in Japan. US was left waiting until April? to see it. "Kinda shocked me as Xbox being Microsoft but wudyagonado?

Sense then Neverwinter has boasted proudly that they have a player base of 2 million on console..*That being only the xbox alone as it is not out on PS4 yet*

With that being said why wouldn't you push for that market? I also strongly believe as some have pointed out that it is no cooweekideenk that two weeks after NW went into open beta on xbox ESO without no warning announced released date of june. If you do not think the stock holders for ZOS raised an eyebrow and pushed things along because of NW you are kidding yourselves.

I just want ESO's numbers to be like NeverWinters. I honestly do.

I just want the game to actually work, 3 crashes tonight and counting...

imredneckson · September 2015

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

It was already announced. No need to data mine

I'm normally the last person to find something out but when did they announce that?

Shimmer · September 2015

imredneckson wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

It was already announced. No need to data mine

I'm normally the last person to find something out but when did they announce that?

Totally missed it too. My husband was like "omg thats so last week", Im now going to commence with smacking him.

NewBlacksmurf · September 2015

imredneckson wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

It was already announced. No need to data mine

I'm normally the last person to find something out but when did they announce that?

https://plus.google.com/+ElderScrollsOnline/posts/RhEAa2pUcA5

http://n4g.com/news/1794358/the-elder-scrolls-online-japan-server-confirmed-for-launch-next-year

http://www.mmogames.com/gamenews/updated-elder-scrolls-online-headed-japan/

Mivryna · September 2015

そうか。　それは良いです。　もっと日本語を勉強するべきです。　　どうもを知りません。。。

日本人はエルダースクロールズがちょっと好きであるのを聞きました。

Kuroinu · September 2015

Are they getting JP voice acting though!?

Shimmer · September 2015

Umbranox wrote: »

そうか。　それは良いです。　もっと日本語を勉強するべきです。　　どうもを知りません。。。

日本人はエルダースクロールズがちょっと好きであるのを聞きました。

Touche.

Totally google translated it

"Or so . it's good. You should study more Japanese . I do not know very much. . . That the Japanese is a little like the Elder Scrolls 's"

Spottswoode · September 2015

Funkopotamus wrote: »

. If you do not think the stock holders for ZOS raised an eyebrow and pushed things along because of NW you are kidding yourselves.

I don't actually know if Zenimax sells stock (I would assume so by the number of investors), but it's a privately held company. The F2P market has a totally different market potential because there's no initial buy-in. I don't doubt the Asian F2P market's strength, especially with South Korea. But let's not get hasty with the generalization here. Perfect World could market just about anything.

Troneon · September 2015

Their back end can't even handle the players they have now....a lot of issues going back to last year have still not been fixed...

Adding "millions", which I doubt, more players would just make those issues worse...

BuggeX · September 2015

Troneon wrote: »

Their back end can't even handle the players they have now....a lot of issues going back to last year have still not been fixed...

Adding "millions", which I doubt, more players would just make those issues worse...

wath are the Problems? to grindy? Vet Ranks? CP Grind?

well... east Players like it this way. ist our isuess

SeptimusDova · September 2015

Well as long as they get the initial Cash influx from the Asian market why should they care about future issues like stability or game code. Have they cared to date ? Nope cash grab and oh well you cant get your money back. Such is the new model.

Troneon · September 2015

BuggeX wrote: »

Troneon wrote: »

Their back end can't even handle the players they have now....a lot of issues going back to last year have still not been fixed...

Adding "millions", which I doubt, more players would just make those issues worse...

wath are the Problems? to grindy? Vet Ranks? CP Grind?

well... east Players like it this way. ist our isuess

PvP unplayable at peak times, laggy unresponsive skills sometimes, bugs on everything from gear to skills, broken looking for group tool, fps drops, crazy long loading screens, client crashes, lacking UI especially when it comes to inventory management and guild stores, I mean there is a list that goes on and on of issues that never get addressed, some going back to 2014 and some since the IC update..

TheDarkShadow · September 2015

Well, most of Asian and Aussie will still stick with US/EU servers anyway. Not everyone know Japanese.

JD2013 · September 2015

ZOS must really have some money to burn here. This is a dangerous foray into a very very hard market to crack. They have lots and lots of their own MMO's out there, and western ones do not tend to do well there at all.

An odd choice.

Darlgon · September 2015

None of that comes from official ESO sources. Data mining is unreliable at best.

Iluvrien · September 2015

Sylance9 wrote: »

Umbranox wrote: »

そうか。　それは良いです。　もっと日本語を勉強するべきです。　　どうもを知りません。。。

日本人はエルダースクロールズがちょっと好きであるのを聞きました。

Touche.

Totally google translated it

"Or so . it's good. You should study more Japanese . I do not know very much. . . That the Japanese is a little like the Elder Scrolls 's"

Interesting translation from google... although I would tend to translate the meaning thuswise:

"Is that so? That's good. [The middle sentence contains no subject so it isn't certain who should be studying Japanese language more]. I hadn't heard that Japanese people like elder scrolls so much."

Although, my Japanese is still a work in progress. I have only lived here for a year so far.

PBpsy · September 2015

Will everyone in the game have blue /purple hair ? If yes sign me up.

Elsonso · September 2015

Riko_Futatabi wrote: »

Are they getting JP voice acting though!?

I suppose. They will probably lip sync the whole game to the Japanese dialog to get that Godzilla feel where the actor's mouth moves for 10 seconds but he says "Yes".

Troneon wrote: »

Their back end can't even handle the players they have now....a lot of issues going back to last year have still not been fixed...

Adding "millions", which I doubt, more players would just make those issues worse...

They will be in an entirely different hosting environment based somewhere in Japan. I doubt it will be anything like what exists in Frankfurt, which, as near as I can tell from the forums, uses carrier pigeons as the ISP.

Darlgon wrote: »

None of that comes from official ESO sources. Data mining is unreliable at best.

You know that neither ZOS nor Bethesda will be forthcoming with information until the whole world already knows. If they could ship the product and have people buy it without having to mention it, they would totally do it that way.

That said, their Japanese partner spilled the beans at Tokyo Game Show 2015.

Mivryna · September 2015

Iluvrien wrote: »

Sylance9 wrote: »

Umbranox wrote: »

そうか。　それは良いです。　もっと日本語を勉強するべきです。　　どうもを知りません。。。

日本人はエルダースクロールズがちょっと好きであるのを聞きました。

Touche.

Totally google translated it

"Or so . it's good. You should study more Japanese . I do not know very much. . . That the Japanese is a little like the Elder Scrolls 's"

Interesting translation from google... although I would tend to translate the meaning thuswise:

"Is that so? That's good. [The middle sentence contains no subject so it isn't certain who should be studying Japanese language more]. I hadn't heard that Japanese people like elder scrolls so much."

Although, my Japanese is still a work in progress. I have only lived here for a year so far.

I was referring to myself. Perhaps that is one of those moments where the subject ought to be explicit. I am still just learning as well. ^^;

I'm glad it was at least that legible.

Forestd16b14_ESO · September 2015

What I am expecting of Japanese players

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What reality is expecting of Japanese players

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phbell · September 2015

Well, this explains where are the programming and hardware resources are going at ZOS and why the bugs are not being fixed.

I want ZOS to succeed so that this game succeeds. It is a proven fact that it costs 10x less to keep a customer than it does to get them back once they leave. Given the "chatter" I am hearing and reading, player frustration is mounting and that is bad for business. ZOS may gain Asia while losing market share in the ROW. As ZOS is probably managed by pretty smart people I am sure that this calculation has already been made and accepted - time will test the wisdom of the path.

This news makes me pessimistic for any near term solutions to the aggravating problems of long load screens, FPS drop, and game crashes. ZOS may be too busy expanding to pay attention to the customers they already have. Some businesses do not survive that decision paradigm.