Ability to give 2 languages reviews

[BAG]

I'de like to have the ability to make 2 languages reviews on a game

the first will lock the "thumb up" (or down)
So we can not write 2 reviews on separate languages with one up and one down thumb
It would still remain as a 1 voice for the game

its just that sometimes, if tho my native language is not english, I would like to promote some games (espacially the indy ones)

[Mikoto]

What is wrong with just posting your review in your own language?

[BAG]

/quote myself
its just that sometimes, if tho my native language is not english, I would like to promote some games (especially the indy ones)

[Mikoto]

That doesn't answer the question. No one is forcing you to review in another language. So what exactly is the suggestion here?

[BAG]

Hum...
Anyone else? :-)

[LowJack_VA1]

I'll go with Kai, I've seen reviews posted in their native language. Just do that.

Edit:

Anyone can translate your native language review to their native language if they want.

[Start_Running]

Originally posted by Twolinks:

/quote myself
its just that sometimes, if tho my native language is not english, I would like to promote some games (especially the indy ones)

Then promote them in your native language. There will be plenty enough english reviews.

[Mikoto]

So you refuse to explain what your suggestion is, then go on to insult people for asking you what is preventing you from just using your own language. Yup this is gonna end well for you.

Also literally nothing prevents you from doing a bi-lingual review where the first or second half is in your foreign or native language. This is literally a you problem because you are being incredibly stubborn and rejecting what thousands of reviewers have done on this platform.

If anyone has an

Originally posted by Twolinks:

IQ limatation

in this topic, it is the one who made it.

[Start_Running]

Originally posted by LowJack_VA1:

Originally posted by Start_Running:

Yeah not gonna happen.
One account. One review.
Pick the langauge you have the greatest fluency in.
Having to keep track of two or more reviews per game per user is more hassle than its worth.

Also. If you can't deal with a little critique. Then why did you open a discussion thread m8?. Jyust post it to your facebook or twitter.

UI mean when ones first response to criticism is to insult those offering it, that shows some combination of a surplus of ego, and a deficit in maturity..

I can't agree more with this! What if someone is multilingual and wants to post reviews in every language they know. That's a hard no, 'I want to review games in seven languages I know', yeah no.

It especially dicey since you have to allow the possibility of different ratings for the game.
Say a game supports 2 languages. Frencgh And ENglish.
If you review in english its a fair assumption by the reader that you played the game in english and are reviewing based on the english content. Likewise for French.

So far so good. But consider what happens if the game has a decent enough english translation but they utterly butcher it with the French. I'm talking the likes of Early 80's Nintendo ENgrish levels of Butchery to the point where some of the dialong makes no sense,

"Hit your head against Deborah's cliff."

In syuch a scenario the engklish speaker might well give the game a positive score while the french speakerwould be giving it a negative score.

[Gus the Crocodile]

Don’t know what there is to be so against here. There’s no abuse case here as long as you treat it like different language options accompanying a single positive/negative recommendation. Straightforwardly good idea.

[Frostbringer]

Originally posted by Gus the Crocodile:

Don’t know what there is to be so against here. There’s no abuse case here as long as you treat it like different language options accompanying a single positive/negative recommendation. Straightforwardly good idea.

Why limit it to just two languages? Why not 3 or 4 if the player is fluent in multiple?

And even if they could, wouldn’t a player posting a review in multiple languages skew the average review score?

How would Steam designate how many reviews a multilingual person have, and how would they define that the player would be allowed to have more than one or determine they were not a native English speaker?

Just have a player post a single review in 2 languages instead of making something overly complicated for another “new” feature that only a minority would use.

[Start_Running]

Originally posted by Twolinks:

btw, none of you red what I wrote at initial

SO you're not hear to actually discuss. just wanting affirmation. Good know.
This discussion thread could be considered to have no purpose then.

[Gus the Crocodile]

Originally posted by Frostbringer:

Originally posted by Gus the Crocodile:

Don’t know what there is to be so against here. There’s no abuse case here as long as you treat it like different language options accompanying a single positive/negative recommendation. Straightforwardly good idea.

Why limit it to just two languages? Why not 3 or 4 if the player is fluent in multiple?

Absolutely, I wouldn't limit it to two.

Originally posted by Frostbringer:

And even if they could, wouldn’t a player posting a review in multiple languages skew the average review score?

No, the suggestion isn't for them to be able to have multiple, separate "thumbs up/down" recommendations. Just to have new review text in another language.

Originally posted by Frostbringer:

How would Steam designate how many reviews a multilingual person have, and how would they define that the player would be allowed to have more than one or determine they were not a native English speaker?

Steam doesn't need to determine anything about the languages a person speaks. You'd let people nominate the language(s) they want to write in.

The way I would do this would be something along the lines of an "add alternate language" button when you're writing a review, which would let you select a language and get a new box to write in. It would still be part of the same review, but people could see on the review that there are other language versions (a dropdown box, a little set of flag icons, however that's displayed), and click over to them.

[Drab]

Originally posted by Start_Running:

Originally posted by LowJack_VA1:

I can't agree more with this! What if someone is multilingual and wants to post reviews in every language they know. That's a hard no, 'I want to review games in seven languages I know', yeah no.

It especially dicey since you have to allow the possibility of different ratings for the game.
Say a game supports 2 languages. Frencgh And ENglish.
If you review in english its a fair assumption by the reader that you played the game in english and are reviewing based on the english content. Likewise for French.

So far so good. But consider what happens if the game has a decent enough english translation but they utterly butcher it with the French. I'm talking the likes of Early 80's Nintendo ENgrish levels of Butchery to the point where some of the dialong makes no sense,

"Hit your head against Deborah's cliff."

In syuch a scenario the engklish speaker might well give the game a positive score while the french speakerwould be giving it a negative score.

OP already explained this, I can see why they are reacting the way they do to you and the always genial Kai.

"the first will lock the "thumb up" (or down)"

Only one review counts.

This is a good suggestion.

[Start_Running]

Originally posted by Drab:

Originally posted by Start_Running:

It especially dicey since you have to allow the possibility of different ratings for the game.
Say a game supports 2 languages. Frencgh And ENglish.
If you review in english its a fair assumption by the reader that you played the game in english and are reviewing based on the english content. Likewise for French.

So far so good. But consider what happens if the game has a decent enough english translation but they utterly butcher it with the French. I'm talking the likes of Early 80's Nintendo ENgrish levels of Butchery to the point where some of the dialong makes no sense,

"Hit your head against Deborah's cliff."

In syuch a scenario the engklish speaker might well give the game a positive score while the french speakerwould be giving it a negative score.

OP already explained this, I can see why they are reacting the way they do to you and the always genial Kai.

"the first will lock the "thumb up" (or down)"

Only one review counts.

This is a good suggestion.

BUt why have 2+ reviews?
What value does it add?
What's wrong with just pickingg one langauge and going with that?

[LowJack_VA1]

Originally posted by Start_Running:

Originally posted by Drab:

OP already explained this, I can see why they are reacting the way they do to you and the always genial Kai.

"the first will lock the "thumb up" (or down)"

Only one review counts.

This is a good suggestion.

BUt why have 2+ reviews?
What value does it add?
What's wrong with just pickingg one langauge and going with that?

I agree with this! This should not require multiple language reviews in multiple languages.