I Am Alive Dev Claims Mistranslation, Says PC Might Still Happen
- Thread starter Andy Chalk
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Ill give people benifit of the doubt at the drop of a hat. I understand that people are generally decent, and being an asshole is generally a matter of justifying selfishness, not just being an ass. However, I hear about them talking about a mistranslation over a possible PC version, and they seem to be hopeing that that glosses over the fact that they outright insulted PC gamers.
Look Ubi. You don't think a PC version is profitable? Fine, I can respect that. Its just buisness. My problem is that you have insulted your consumers. And that undermines my faith in you as a whole.
Look Ubi. You don't think a PC version is profitable? Fine, I can respect that. Its just buisness. My problem is that you have insulted your consumers. And that undermines my faith in you as a whole.
if ubisoft is letting employees who do not proficiently speak the language they are providing company feedback and support in, then i have no sympathy for them Zero, zip.
also, convenient damage control is convenient.. jus' saying.
and, ubisoft i want to buy your game just to spite you!
also, convenient damage control is convenient.. jus' saying.
and, ubisoft i want to buy your game just to spite you!
i'm guessing you're not natively English either, right? i mean that's the only way you could insult someone isn't it ^^teebeeohh said:
Ohh ho ho ho really? what does he take us for?
I'm sorry but this is just insulting.
If this game comes out on PC I'm not buying it. I don't really care if it will "prove him right" but this is just not on.
There's damage control, and then there's "they must all be incredibly stupid, let's work that to our advantage"
EDIT: I'd also just like to point out just how clearly spoken he was in both cases, both the initial response and this little bit of back peddling. Not something you'd expect to see from someone who can't tell the difference between "it's not happening" and "It's not happening YET please don't throw bricks through our windows" *raises suspicious eyebrow*
I'm sorry but this is just insulting.
If this game comes out on PC I'm not buying it. I don't really care if it will "prove him right" but this is just not on.
There's damage control, and then there's "they must all be incredibly stupid, let's work that to our advantage"
EDIT: I'd also just like to point out just how clearly spoken he was in both cases, both the initial response and this little bit of back peddling. Not something you'd expect to see from someone who can't tell the difference between "it's not happening" and "It's not happening YET please don't throw bricks through our windows" *raises suspicious eyebrow*
What I suspect happened at Asshat central Ubisoft:
Yeah...I have no idea what they teach people in business school, but I should hope doing shit like this isn't part of the curriculum.
And the result:
Yeah...I have no idea what they teach people in business school, but I should hope doing shit like this isn't part of the curriculum.
Mmm.
I said in the original thread, that I like a lot of the games Ubisoft make and I was looking forward to playing I Am Alive. I'm a PC gamer foremost, but I do have a 360. If he had just come out and said "there's not going to be a PC version because we don't think it will sell well" that would be fine. I'd probably still buy the game on Xbox. But that's not what he did, and due to their behaviour with I Am Alive, combined with their comments in the past, the buggy PC Ubisoft client thing and their handling of From Dust, that I didn't want to give this company my money anymore.
But now they've said this... I don't know. I want to believe it, but when it comes down to it, bitching is a strong word. Even if English isn't your first language, you don't say bitching without knowing exactly what it means. I mean, if you don't know what it means, are you sure you should be designing games that are going to be sol in English?
I also can't help but notice the original statement didn't have any noticable grammatical errors. This one has tonnes.
I said in the original thread, that I like a lot of the games Ubisoft make and I was looking forward to playing I Am Alive. I'm a PC gamer foremost, but I do have a 360. If he had just come out and said "there's not going to be a PC version because we don't think it will sell well" that would be fine. I'd probably still buy the game on Xbox. But that's not what he did, and due to their behaviour with I Am Alive, combined with their comments in the past, the buggy PC Ubisoft client thing and their handling of From Dust, that I didn't want to give this company my money anymore.
But now they've said this... I don't know. I want to believe it, but when it comes down to it, bitching is a strong word. Even if English isn't your first language, you don't say bitching without knowing exactly what it means. I mean, if you don't know what it means, are you sure you should be designing games that are going to be sol in English?
I also can't help but notice the original statement didn't have any noticable grammatical errors. This one has tonnes.
Maybe the 95% of PC customers are pirates got mistranslated as well and there are only 5% pirates... in that case WTF is with all the stupid DRM?teebeeohh said:
I've had occasions when dealing with some clients where you try and talk to them in English and they play the 'no speak' card, always fun when they speak amongs themselves in their 'own' language and you just jump right in with them... especially when they are trying to weasel something out of you and you understood every word (as did they)
PR or not, Ubi has stuck both feet into their mouths and are working their way up the leg
They're not even getting much love on their own forums about the past 3 'press releases' they've done
-I kick you in the balls.OutrageousEmu said:
-You object.
-I apologise, stating that I thought that when you said "How'd you like to go get some pizza?" you meant "Please kick me in the testicles", a common mistranslation if you happen to be Hungarian.
-You're still angry.
-I question why you're doubling down on being an asshole. It was an honest mistake!
See where I'm coming from with this?
I think they just realised that a lot of PC gamers own xbox's and don't like being called bitchy pirates. >_>
backpeddle activate!
backpeddle activate!
