Hi there,
Since my last campaign to fix the English in NosTale, the loc team have blessed us with some more fixes in a recent patch. I want to thank them for that!
Below I will be posting my feedback regarding those fixes, bringing up issues that are still to be fixed and reporting some new atrocious typos and errors that I found playing the game.
I will be editing this thread to add more as soon as I find them in-game.
First, the good news. Fixes from my last report campaign:
Fixed Loc bug 1. Converting menu.
Very satisfying to see. Thank you for fixing these.
Fixed Loc bug 2. Upgrade buttons.
It's nice to finally see buttons use the bare infinitive forms of the words instead of the gerund 'upgrading/converting/producing' etc. Keep it up!
Fixed Loc bug 3. Speech Bubble.
Can't believe I finally saw the day this got fixed! This has been saying 'Word Balloon' since the release of the game as far as I know. Thank you. I do however feel like we could have a more coherent sentence there. Something along the lines of 'Insert the message for Speech Bubble', similar to the Speaker's text I reported a while back.
Fixed Loc bug 4. Channel List.
Very subtle, just a capitalisation inconsistency, but it makes the game look classier, doesn't it? I'm so glad the loc team fixed this! It's the first thing we see when we boot the game after all.
Fixed Loc bug 5. Partner Skill.
So glad this got fixed. And with my suggestion too!
These are all the typos I reported last time that I could find to be fixed in-game. I will edit to add more once I find them.
Now, for the 'kinda fixed' and 'not fixed' bugs that I'm bringing back from the last round of typos:
Kinda Fixed Loc bug 1. Share point.
I still feel strongly about this. The new 'Return Spot' is the only button with 2 capitalisations. Plus it doesn't really make enough sense. I still think it should say 'Share point', capitalised like this, because that's what it does. It shares the point of return with the rest of the party. Please take this into consideration, or at least remove the capitalisation for 'Spot'.
Kinda Fixed Loc bug 2.
Ok, I am very happy both these buttons got a fix. I am being a bit of a perfectionist here (pun intended) and I'm gonna say that the 'Use' button should say 'Apply' or 'Add' though, since we are using it to apply the points we added to the card perfection points. Please consider this! Thank you for the fix still, this is also one of the bugs that have been in the game since release.
Not Fixed Loc bug 1. Settings menu.
I know this is a very hard challenge for the loc team. These lines might be used in other parts of the game. However, I think we can at least push to remove the random '?' signs here and also rename some of these that aren't even part of the game's mechanics such as 'Exchange'. Also, please consider capitalising 'Game Configuration' to match the other buttons that pop-up once we click on the settings cogwheel. Thank you!
I went ahead and counted the characters on each line and my suggestions should fit perfectly snug in this menu, so please take this into consideration, or at least the parts that are most safe to be changed:
PartyBlock = No Party Invites
FriendBlock = No Friend Invites
ExchangeBlock = No Trade Offers
Speaker/HeroBlock = No Speaker/Hero
Get up immediately = Click to get up
HP status gone? = Hide HP status
Hat Is not visible = Hide Hat
Toggle CD = Toggle CD
Family Block = No Family Invites
WhisperBlock = Block Whispers
MouseTrap = Mouse Trap
Block ML invites = Block ML invites
Smileys gone? = Hide Smileys
Buff seq. gone? = Hide Buff Seq.
Lock UI = Lock UI
Toggle HP = Toggle HP
Not Fixed Loc bug 2. Whisper system message.
This system message 'Send the message to 'Magiker' in channel 2' should read 'Sent the message to 'Magiker' in channel 2' or better yet 'Message sent to 'Magiker' in channel 2'.
And now, the most important part, the newly found typos and issues that need attention. I might have to reply with more inside this thread if I run out of attachments for one post. We'll see.
Loc bug 1. Deadline has expired truncation.
This happens when an item posted by the player hasn't been sold in time. My suggestion would be 'Deadline expired' or 'Not sold in time'. Both should fit in there. Also 'Received' should be 'Receive' since it's a button. But as I understood from last time, the line might be used somewhere else.
I ran out of attachments for this post, so the loc issues will continue as a reply in this thread.