@Krinos said in Lionbridge Studio needs to stop localizing PSO2:
**And if so, are you saying they kept Sega in the dark about that?
For the final time yes.
Nice selective editing of the quote. Let me add the context back in to show how nonsensical this is:
@Miraglyth said in Lionbridge Studio needs to stop localizing PSO2:
The removal of story scenes they presumably translated in the first place. The removal of Smart Inner and probably other clothing visuals. The limitation of the character height slider. Are you saying Lionbridge did that? And if so, are you saying they kept Sega in the dark about that?
This is not the final time - it's the first time. If you'd just answered in the first place instead of vague statements like "Lionbridge does localization" without detailing what that meant, this wouldn't have dragged out as it plainly did.
So! Now we have you confirming at last your belief that Lionbridge are calling all the shots. That they removed content like Smart Inner and changed height sliders without Sega's knowledge or consent because the Sega-employed development team we know to be working on PSO2 Global apparently don't do the development for PSO2 Global or even vet the development you are claiming a third party is injecting.
On this point, I fully agree with @Laep and their subsequent explanation: You've provided no supporting evidence to explain why you believe the localisation partner have this much power and capability. The accusation is coming across as completely blind and rash, and appears to be based entirely off your emotive dislike for the manner of their conduct as a business and as an employer which until shown otherwise is completely unrelated.
So provide that evidence or stop trying to conflate things you can't. Or, you know, keep pretending the way they treat their workers gives them the ability to change game code. I can't stop you making yourself look daft. 
@Krinos said in Lionbridge Studio needs to stop localizing PSO2:
Second: Also Mr. and/or Mrs wanna-be mod
Brief reminder, my last post explicitly said I wasn't a mod. I've tried to help you learn how to make a coherent and compelling complaint. I see I've failed there, but I don't blame myself for that.
@MasterDarkwingz said in Lionbridge Studio needs to stop localizing PSO2:
@Krinos said in Lionbridge Studio needs to stop localizing PSO2:
Third of all, you have not added or contributed to anything in this post.
^ This, 100% this [snip] we don't have to back up our opinions or show things we search on mobile and can't find on PC due to the Google search overlord.
This is a mixture of two points, really. Conceptually you are correct that anyone here can post whatever opinion they want to so long as that opinion doesn't break other forum rules. This is the same as any other private forum. Whether or not that opinion is one shared by others or even makes any sense doesn't matter at all.
It's my understanding however that this topic was posted with the intention of causing change in the makeup of companies involved with bringing us PSO2 Global. The topic title for instance is essentially a demand, I hope you find that agreeable? As such, the opinions within are implied to be written with the intent to substantiate that demand - to explain why the community support team should take the demand seriously and to provide them with both a reason and compelling motivation to follow it up.
As I said before, if there is a genuine act of incompetence or malice by one of the partners involved in providing Global, I firmly believe that should be (a) adequately detailed so it can be (b) escalated and (c) addressed. The problem with this topic is it fails at part (a) of that last sentence. We've essentially seen a presentation that paraphrases to "A localisation partner must be responsible for secretly changing code to censor the game and also translating streams and media they may not be responsible for, because here are some Glassdoor reviews!"
That doesn't make sense. It just doesn't. If there's a real complaint with actual (relevant) evidence, it would be tragic for the players and the game if the failure to properly detail it means the complaint isn't taken seriously. My contribution to this topic from my first post has been to try and determine if this is the case (and if so, the continued and now stubborn absence of such evidence isn't on me) or if it's not (in which case the question then becomes whether the topic is misguided or malicious).
@Krinos said in Lionbridge Studio needs to stop localizing PSO2:
Maybe they'll even make Miraglyth a mod, and everyone's dreams will come true.
Pass. I don't believe this forum has volunteer mods in the first place, but even if it did I want to advocate for the game's betterment from the position and perspective of someone who is a player and nothing else. Not that this has anything to do with the topic either, making me wonder why you bring it up.
@Milk said in Lionbridge Studio needs to stop localizing PSO2:
Because I didn’t and I find it abhorrent that a company would disrespect the artist’s work, no matter whose fault this is.
Honestly, this is an excellent summary of a lot of what I've said above. We can complain about such removals without needing to guess who was responsible for them and potentially miss the mark. "We would like the omitted comics to be restored!" is a more sensible request than "Party X should be fired because I reckon they censored the comics (but I won't even say why I think that), in other words they suck!"
@Milk said in Lionbridge Studio needs to stop localizing PSO2:
Did you guys personally have a problem with the two cut comics so far
I've only seen one of them since it was linked early in the topic that first mentioned it. For me if it was removed for the reason people think it was, it was a little over-cautious yeah.