Why is there Ukrainian Ironbelly, but no Ukrainian localization?

[Piramidion]

Ukrainian was one of the first languages the Harry Potter books had been translated into. The franchise is massively popular in Ukraine.
https://www.kyivpost.com/lifestyle/ukrainian-potter-comes-first-27427.html

There is even a Ukrainian dragon in the Harry Potter world. And yet, no Ukrainian localization of the game.
https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Ukrainian_Ironbelly

It's obviously too late to ask for the localization to be done by the release date, but, maybe, consider it after? The SBT localization team might be able to help
https://sbt.localization.com.ua/en/project/

[Piramidion]

引用自 zenstrata：

One of the reasons you are getting negative responses to this thread, is quite literally, on almost every new game on steam these days, there is nearly an exact duplicate of this thread. It feels like virtue signaling when people see them, and there is an overwhelmingly negative response to the virtue signaling crowd because of the other things that group has been doing for quite a few years now.

So it's just a bad look. In case you didn't know. The best way to get attention for this type of request is to send a letter directly to the developer or publisher of the game using their company emails.

Idk about that "group", tbh. I'm a rare forum visitor. But what I've seen recently, is a surge of requests for the Ukrainian language on all platforms. It's happening mostly because of the war and because of the disregard for the Ukrainian language, which has been an issue for quite a long time. We have a potentially big gaming market, size of which can be conpared to the Polish one, but it's not visible, because Ukrainian language is underrepresented.

The request surge may look bad, but the war looks much, much, worse. The language issue has been used as one of the justifications for this war, and we don't want any of it in the future. Thus, we want Ukrainian language to be recognized and appreciated, especially considering the number of speakers.

EDIT: as for the letters, they rarely work. I've tried it. Others have too. The devs won't add a language if they don't believe it actually exists and the market is big enough. The letters won't help to convince them. What does work, is the representation of Ukrainian speaking community on the internet. What Ukrainians are trying to say, is "we do exist, and we are many".

[Karl Pilkington]

Nothing wrong with that!

[Dumah]

Because game already has english localisation and according NSDC of Ukraine secretary Danilov english should be second official language in Ukraine. So if russian = bad, english should be good enough.

[Piramidion]

引用自 Dumah：

Because game already has english localisation and according NSDC of Ukraine secretary Danilov english should be second official language in Ukraine. So if russian = bad, english should be good enough.:gordon:

So you base your argument on an outdated (2021) personal view of a person that is in no position to make decisions on the matter (Ukraine is a democracy, mind you). Does Kremlin pay you for comments like this?

[Lamiosa]

引用自 Dumah：

Because game already has english localisation and according NSDC of Ukraine secretary Danilov english should be second official language in Ukraine. So if russian = bad, english should be good enough.:gordon:

Agree, if a country always claims to have games translated to their own country, the country seems to lack education, at least in english. In my country many people even want to watch films in english or play games in english, because the voice actors sometimes are better.

[Piramidion]

引用自 Lamiosa：

Agree, if a country always claims to have games translated to their own country, the country seems to lack education, at least in english. In my country many people even want to watch films in english or play games in english, because the voice actors sometimes are better.

Look at the list of languages available for this game and go tell those words of yours to the native speakers of those languages. You've just called French, German, Spanish and many other people uneducated, bacause they want their games translated into their respective languages.

[Lamiosa]

引用自 Piramidion：

引用自 Lamiosa：

Agree, if a country always claims to have games translated to their own country, the country seems to lack education, at least in english. In my country many people even want to watch films in english or play games in english, because the voice actors sometimes are better.

Look at the list of languages available for this game and go tell those words of yours to the native speakers of those languages. You've just called French, German, Spanish and many other people uneducated, bacause they want their games translated into their respective languages.

No, I was speaking about making claims, not about being translated already. The reason why they get translated into these languages is the money they make. If your country would throw enough money for the developers, it would be translated the same automatically. But face it, Ukrain is the second poorest country in europe after Moldova, if it comes about money and cannot compete with "French, German, Spanish".

[Dumah]

引用自 Piramidion：

So you base your argument on an outdated (2021) personal view of a person that is in no position to make decisions on the matter

- are you his personal friend? Did that person of power informs you about changes in his personal stance?

引用自 Piramidion：

(Ukraine is a democracy, mind you).

- it isnt. It is your standard autocratic nationalist corrupt post-soviet oligarchic kleptocracy.

引用自 Piramidion：

Does Kremlin pay you for comments like this?

- take some brain medicine, bro. Looks like you really need it.

[Piramidion]

Wow, the community here is toxic beyond any limits. Gross.

Keep gorging on Russsian propaganda and indulging into your ignorance and preconceptions. You seem to be really good at it.

[Ginrei]

nice bait

[Piramidion]

引用自 Ginrei：

nice bait

what do you mean by "bait", anyway?

[Dumah]

引用自 Ginrei：

nice bait

- nah. He is for real.

[Dave from work]

As a norwegian, and since they have the Norwegian Ridgeback Dragon.
Where is my paycheck and localization?

[Piramidion]

引用自 Dave from work：

As a norwegian, and since they have the Norwegian Ridgeback Dragon.
Where is my paycheck and localization?

Did you even ask for it, like we did?

[Leo]

We're locking this thread as it has devolved into non-productive argument. Thanks for your understanding.