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What I would like to see in Eve - chat language translation...
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Nuela
WoT Misfits
#1 - 2012-08-15 12:10:10 UTC
Having just had a conversation with a Ruskie...where I only know 2 words of Russian and he knew similar English, Google language translation was...interesting.

It kinda worked! Yea, it's not the greatest but it was free and we WERE able to communicate and cooperate on something.

Would be nice if Eve chat had an option to autodetect a language and translate back and forth. :)
Cadfael Maelgwyn
Doomheim
#2 - 2012-08-15 12:12:25 UTC
And you would expect the EVE translation to be better than the Google one?
Wilhelm Riley
Doomheim
#3 - 2012-08-15 12:16:05 UTC
Be careful what you wish for. The first implementation would probably translate "Let's form an alliance comrade!" as "YOU ARE THE SON OF A MOTHERLESS GOAT! Have at thee, swine!".
Xearal
Dead's Prostitutes
The Initiative.
#4 - 2012-08-15 12:23:49 UTC
Wilhelm Riley wrote:
Be careful what you wish for. The first implementation would probably translate "Let's form an alliance comrade!" as "YOU ARE THE SON OF A MOTHERLESS GOAT! Have at thee, swine!".



Surely this must be implemented.. even if for entertainment value of seeing this happen Roll
The easiest way probably would be to simply write some kind of interface with google translate and send translations over.
aka

Ruski chats something in russian in private convo to an english person -> Eve server detects russian/english clients, sends the text to Google Translate, then sends the translated message on to the english person.

Wouldn't be all that difficult really.. though it would be slow, so it would have to be an option you could 'turn on and off' easily to stop it from interfering when the users can work it out on their own.

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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
#5 - 2012-08-15 12:45:57 UTC
This can be done if they'd implement the chat filter I wish to have, so you can manually replace words with others. Should work great for translation too...

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Zera Kerrigan
The 420th Token
#6 - 2012-08-15 12:52:41 UTC
All you need is an integrated russian translator.
Ammzi
Dreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
#7 - 2012-08-15 14:46:30 UTC
Chribba wrote:
This can be done if they'd implement the chat filter I wish to have, so you can manually replace words with others. Should work great for translation too...


oh god - so much fun could be had.
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#8 - 2012-08-15 14:49:58 UTC
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Scott PiIgrim
Doomheim
#9 - 2012-08-15 14:52:05 UTC
ingame browser + google translate doesnt work for you?
Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#10 - 2012-08-15 15:49:09 UTC
Wilhelm Riley wrote:
Be careful what you wish for. The first implementation would probably translate "Let's form an alliance comrade!" as "YOU ARE THE SON OF A MOTHERLESS GOAT! Have at thee, swine!".



More likely than you think, running stuff between google translate, babelfish and 3 or 4 languages always gives amusing results.

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energypills
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2012-08-15 16:17:53 UTC
Cadfael Maelgwyn wrote:
And you would expect the EVE translation to be better than the Google one?


Hey it doesn't matter. Anything would be better than nothing.
energypills
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#12 - 2012-08-15 16:18:37 UTC
Nuela wrote:
Having just had a conversation with a Ruskie...where I only know 2 words of Russian and he knew similar English, Google language translation was...interesting.

It kinda worked! Yea, it's not the greatest but it was free and we WERE able to communicate and cooperate on something.

Would be nice if Eve chat had an option to autodetect a language and translate back and forth. :)


I would also like to to see a translation automatically apply for chat.
RaTTuS
BIG
#13 - 2012-08-15 16:21:05 UTC
if Location = jita
local >> /dev/null
else
local | translate from eng to bork > local
endif

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Tiger Would
Doomheim
#14 - 2012-08-15 16:25:02 UTC  |  Edited by: Tiger Would
energypills wrote:
Nuela wrote:
Having just had a conversation with a Ruskie...where I only know 2 words of Russian and he knew similar English, Google language translation was...interesting.

It kinda worked! Yea, it's not the greatest but it was free and we WERE able to communicate and cooperate on something.

Would be nice if Eve chat had an option to autodetect a language and translate back and forth. :)


I would also like to to see a translation automatically apply for chat.


Could call it....i don't know.....universal translator....

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Arkturus McFadden
Anukar
#15 - 2012-08-15 16:25:14 UTC
Oh...the fantastic times that would be had...



Ransom a russian and then ask for 100 million..

they think you put..

"Hey there! We love you! Here is 100 million isk! Cya!"

Then you blow him up. FUN TIMES.
Nuela
WoT Misfits
#16 - 2012-08-15 16:52:06 UTC
Cadfael Maelgwyn wrote:
And you would expect the EVE translation to be better than the Google one?



Heck no! That might ruin the fun (if it is too good).

Maybe even make it a skill in Social. Social needs more skills anyway. Universal Translation...and skill V in that maybe better than Google. P
Tiger Would
Doomheim
#17 - 2012-08-15 16:54:19 UTC  |  Edited by: Tiger Would
Nuela wrote:
Cadfael Maelgwyn wrote:
And you would expect the EVE translation to be better than the Google one?



Heck no! That might ruin the fun (if it is too good).

Maybe even make it a skill in Social. Social needs more skills anyway. Universal Translation...and skill V in that maybe better than Google. P


And than choose to fit one......or not.....oh god

Once you think you have it all, you have actually become ignorant towards everything else.

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