There needs to be auto language detection and conversion into your native language built into the game or at the very least an addon for when you are in groups with non-native language speakers that will convert what a spanish speaker is saying into English and vice versa that way there is no language barrier. Or even the option similar to facebook/instagram where you have a “click to translate” button.
I feel this could be beneficial for some folks.
Thoughts?
To some extent sure. But the problem with that is that people, and gamers especially, do not use proper grammar on game chats. So what most people end up writing, in whatever language it may be, won’t be easily detected or translated by the addon or service that looks to translate. At the very least, you’ll have terrible translations.
In truth, “gaming” has its own language, that most people can and do use to communicate effectively. Tank is tank, healer is healer, DPS is DPS. Boss is boss, Add, mob, GO, NO GO, OOM, AGGRO. Etc. etc. etc.
Reality is that if there is a hard language barrier that prevents some activity in-game from happening is most likely because some level of trolling is happening. Either from the person communicating, or the person refusing to receive communication.
EU speaks dozens of languages in-game all the time, and manages just fine.
https://translate.google.com
yeah im not copy/pasting everything a group of spanish people are saying from chat.
How often does it happen that you need to translate multiple things? And as Aendriel pointed out, EU manages just fine.
It’s not often but it’s a nice to have and doesnt impact anyone having it
The only kind of content this matters is real content which is anything but queue content lets your vouch for their ability to communicate in ways you understand.
So not a problem