How was it decided to give Cohh a review copy?

[Csatti]

I usually hate everything translated to Finnish as there can be so strange terms that I have no idea what they are supposed to mean. Much easier to use the english UI.

I was an exchange student in Helsinki, luckily everything was subtitled in the local TV at that time (I guess it is still the case), so we could watch the program. I still remember how much fun we had trying half drunkenly to dub MacGyver by reading the Finnish subtitles loud (none of us spoke Finnish, of course).

 

[Leifur Eirikson]

So which language do you play BattleTech in?

I gather the situation with localization in Europe is that speakers of the "big" languages (French, German, Italian, Spanish) have got accustomed to having localized versions. The same with TV, with the audio track dubbed.

Meanwhile, us in the smaller countries (I'm Finnish) have got used to playing the original English versions. I think it becomes a self-perpetuating cycle where we're continuously subjected to more English, and out of necessity, get used to managing with it.

(PS. You're right about Swiss vs. High German. Several years back I went to supermarket in Bern. While my wife -- a native speaker of High German -- was paying, the sales clerk unleashed an entirely unintelligible avalanche of phonemes. My wife smiled politely and paid. After we left the supermarket she started laughing as she finally understood the clerk had asked "Haben Sie Bonuskarte?")

Well it depends what we have here ;-)
I dont mind it to play it in English. I read whole Book-Series in English, so i easily can play it in English. I normally only like the German Version, when there is a really good Translation. We also have most Hollywood Movies in the Cinemas not only in German, also in English (Original). I prefer them too

 

[djxput]

this topic is about giving Cohh a review copy ... so far to be honest. He has been the best streamer by far ...

 

[Ciabola]

this topic is about giving Cohh a review copy ... so far to be honest. He has been the best streamer by far ...

i have to 2nd this. I really enjoy watching him. The others are boring as hell.. Cohh is at least fun.

 

[caedussl]

Proliferation of English speakers in continental Europe is always interesting to me. I first noticed how good a English some Europeans had with Swiss, German and Swedish hockey players who came to my city as 16/17 year olds. Especially the Swedish ones, who spoke better English than a lot of 17 year olds I knew.

For me it's interesting that everything is based on GoG.
Is that a sign that Paradox and/or HBS want to cuddle wit GoG?

Probably the reverse. What PDX gains is exposure, they likely don’t really need to cuddle up to GoG.