Quote Originally Posted by khronosschoty View Post
I wondered if we were seeing eye to eye.
To be completely honest, I cherish the least of the English speaking players because the game holds interest beyond their current ability to mingle with us freely. We should be diplomats of the game when we encounter those challenged by language. Again, a majority of Americans can only speak English.

What I find interesting about playing Utopia with those who have a hard time with English is the sharpening of instincts. It's sort of the opposite of how I see bots: Once one has computations at their fingertips they can begin creative atrophy. The meta dictates all and epiphany seldom visits. - When we focus on action and anticipation we exercise teamwork which translates to formula. Playing Utopia by intuition is how I function. We find unity in action and not in words. Coolio :-)

I like a well spoken fella as much as the next guy, but it doesn't make them better, just cool in that way. it's probably what I like about Emeriti. That said it's also cool to see otherwise well written non English speaking players start slopping their statements because it conveys character. Maybe their mad, drunk, excited...All in all a game for the world.

While most of my endeavors are silly, I'd be happy to monarch a kingdom of non English speaking players. I've seen them rejected and it causes me to leave those kingdoms as well. My heart goes out to a guy requesting aid in broken form. I realize it's troll bait, but it's a noble risk.