Curse

Curse You · Jul 18, 2007, 07:26 AM // 07:26

With the latest updates, there have been some changes to the way the game looks. However, there is one change that has changed more than just looks, and it effects every town or outpost.

I'm talking about the change of European English Districts to being called European Common Districts. While it is nice that this can serve as a place for all people on the European servers to congregate, I have to stress a major problem I have; there is now nowhere for purely English speakers to congregate.

Sure they can go to the Common Districts, but that's not always a good thing. The Common Districts, due to their new designation, are now containing more and more people who do not speak English. That means that a purely English speaking person, is basically forced to share a district with many people who don't even speak English. Unfortunately, they have nowhere else to go, unlike German, French, Italian, or Spanish speakers.

So what I purpose, is that English Districts be brought back. However, I believe that the Common Districts should also be kept, as I have no problem with them, and see it as being a good addition. The idea is to give people who only speak English a place where they can go to when they just want to chat. It only seems fair that English speakers are given a district of their own.

Seriously, I never thought I'd have to write up a proposal to get an English District. I don't know what made them think removing English Districts would be a good idea.

Isileth · Jul 18, 2007, 07:51 AM // 07:51

I agree there was to many foreign players trying to recruit, trade, chat or whatever in the English districts even before this. Seems strange to have made this change tbh.

Arcane_Penguin · Jul 18, 2007, 08:02 AM // 08:02

I logged on this morning to find the common district being spammed by foreign all channel trade spammers

I find a few problems with this.

1) WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY SAYING? appart from the obvious WTB: and WTS: and WTT:
2) The update was supposed to fix trade spam, but by cutting the length of discriptions in the trade channel, its forced everyone to post trade in the all channel so they can fit in the item discriptions >.<

Operative 14 · Jul 18, 2007, 08:16 AM // 08:16

Hey, I'm American and I agree with this. It seems very... I want to say discriminatory but it seems to strong... that they would have zones dedicated for Spanish, Russian, Polish, French, Italian... and not have a dedicated place for English speakers.

Effendi Westland · Jul 18, 2007, 08:58 AM // 08:58

Bring back english - 1.

Can keep common they want (who wants to be a commoner tho...) ... but every major language has a district in euro now, except english.

Good way to insult all the English speakers out there Anet.

**Marty Silverblade** · Jul 18, 2007, 09:03 AM // 09:03

/signed

I'd like a place where I know I'll have an idea of what's being said.

The Arching Healer · Jul 18, 2007, 09:33 AM // 09:33

/signed

I don't see the reason why english district has been changed..

william1975 · Jul 18, 2007, 09:51 AM // 09:51

seems obvious to me, they don't like english speaking europeans, and want to marginalize them by excluding them from having a dedicated district.

To be honest this is pure racism. They have increased the amount of dedicated districts to other languages but removed the English one.

While some may think this is harsh language or even unreasonable I don't. I have studied history and I know of many instances similar to this where acts have been carried out against groups and they are commonly referred to as being racist.

/signed for the bringin back of the English district

JeniM · Jul 18, 2007, 10:12 AM // 10:12

/signed
errrr what can i say apart from i can't understand half the chat in my base district . . .
We don't like foreigners!!!! (joke)
But not being able to understand 100% of chat in any district is crap
We used to get Russian and Polish chat in the English district and they'd say there is no Russian/Polish district to go to - fair enough

but now they say "This isn't an english district" which is stupid now they have their own districts

Hawkeye · Jul 18, 2007, 10:16 AM // 10:16

I don't see why it would be a problem. It isn't like putting people of different languages in a room will bring the world a little closer together. We're just there to play the freakin' game, and I want to be able to tell a player on my team to stop being gay without having to translate it into german or something like that...

Etta · Jul 18, 2007, 10:29 AM // 10:29

Yes, I am no commoner! We are not amused by this at all! Give us back our district. /signed

Diddy bow · Jul 18, 2007, 10:44 AM // 10:44

/signed

somehow i doubt there are more polish speakers than english speakers on gw...

Stormlord Alex · Jul 18, 2007, 10:45 AM // 10:45

When I saw this change, I thought of all the xenophobic asshats who screamed at people speaking Russian/Polish/whatever in the 'old' English district. And laughed.

Please, A-Net... keep it a couple more weeks, just to make 'em QQ some more.
Then I'll /sign a proposal to have an English district.

McMullen · Jul 18, 2007, 10:48 AM // 10:48

/signed.
I'm all for a common district, but there wasn't really any point to replacing the English district with it.

freekedoutfish · Jul 18, 2007, 11:55 AM // 11:55

I cant say I noticed the district name change, but I have to agree about naming it "english" again. I cant understand why they would change it anyway.

You need certain areas for certain langauges to be spoken, and while a vast majority of the world speaks english, it is still nice to have a particular english district to retreat to.

Im not racist or anti-other languages or countries, but it is nice to know that most people your talking to can understand you. The name "common" suggest that any language is acceptable in that region, and english looses its priority.

isamu kurosawa · Jul 18, 2007, 12:19 PM // 12:19

what i don't understand is why not just rename international districts if they wanted to do such a thing. After all that is the purpose of international districts.

I guess all English speakers will have to move to int now everyone else in in "common".

Surena · Jul 18, 2007, 12:32 PM // 12:32

Demand a free ticket to the US servers, after all you don't feel European anyway.

Hyper.nl · Jul 18, 2007, 01:18 PM // 13:18

/notsigned

I see no need to split up the current Euro English districts into separate Euro English and Euro Common districts. The more you split up in home districts, the harder it will get to find a party in quiet area's.

william1975 · Jul 18, 2007, 01:37 PM // 13:37

So french german and italian speakers can have their own privite little districts to talk in but english speakers cant?

English is not the common language, to say that it is is racist, and to deny those who speak it primarily or solely is rascist.

The idea of a common district is what is represented by international there is no need for a common eropean district.

Amon Warrior · Jul 18, 2007, 01:42 PM // 13:42

Too many different languages being spoken in one place adds more confusion to an already limited system of communication that players have to cope with.

In Europe, English is just one more language among many.

An explicit indication of an English District limits this natural confusion of European languages.

The idea of Common Districts seemed nice, but reality says otherwise...