- Jul 20, 2004
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I being a foreigner who actually does not use English in real life, am having a difficult time understanding how such a majority of English people do not spell correctly.
The reason I started this discussion is because lately, most of the servers that I have tried (yes, even the popular "good" servers) have all disappointed me with NPC's having stupid grammatic mistakes. I do not mean the odd typo or two - they are literally filled with blatant mis-spelling. I'm not even going to talk about the usage of capital letters...
For me, it is a sign of disrespect and lack of common decency. Not to mention the lack of intelligence that is shown by the individual.
I'm not saying you shouldn't resort to abbreviations while casually chatting on MSN or ingame, but for gods sake - if you are writing for example a NPC monologue, does it really not seem mandatory to use correct spelling and format?
It's especially off-putting when a gamemaster global shouts announcements without proper usage of the capital letter and correct grammar.
Anyway, this post may seem like a rant, however it is meant as a tip to the (future) server owners on how to attract, or at least not loose players due to such a simple, but fatal overlooking.
The reason I started this discussion is because lately, most of the servers that I have tried (yes, even the popular "good" servers) have all disappointed me with NPC's having stupid grammatic mistakes. I do not mean the odd typo or two - they are literally filled with blatant mis-spelling. I'm not even going to talk about the usage of capital letters...
For me, it is a sign of disrespect and lack of common decency. Not to mention the lack of intelligence that is shown by the individual.
I'm not saying you shouldn't resort to abbreviations while casually chatting on MSN or ingame, but for gods sake - if you are writing for example a NPC monologue, does it really not seem mandatory to use correct spelling and format?
It's especially off-putting when a gamemaster global shouts announcements without proper usage of the capital letter and correct grammar.
Anyway, this post may seem like a rant, however it is meant as a tip to the (future) server owners on how to attract, or at least not loose players due to such a simple, but fatal overlooking.