We will see what happens, I mailed and waiting for an answer.
I like to disclose problems before and not bury them when they happened and say next time better.
Meaby a little example will make things clear. I will translate exactly into English what our distributor made of the Do the Wave attack of Wigglytuff EX.
- Does 30 damage plus 10 more damage TO each of your benched Pokemon.
It's only one little word, but it has a large impact.
The Compendium takes 40 pages to print.
40 pages of English explanations how English written cards have to be treated.
So if English speaking players need a 40 pages document, because some cards are not understand with a blink of the eye.
Than I may not be concerned about translating?
Don't forget in some countries cards are printed in their Local language. ( I know Germany and Italy are doing that)
There might be "important" cards who are translated wrong in a way (negatief or positive) I showed with the Wigglytuff EX. A players builds a deck according to the cards he/she owns and than at Worlds someone has to explain that a certain card is not working the way he/she plays it.
This can not only ruin your whole strategie, but it needs a skilled translator to explain exactly why things are different.
This is the reason most International Profs don't like the local language cards.
Things get lost or are badly worded sometimes, if you don't speak another language than your own, you have to rely on the local language cards. That's no problem if you play only local, but it will be when you play international.
Something else what I like to take as example.
I understood that Japanese players are going to attend at Worlds.
Now you are playing with your fully loaded Blaziken EX against one of them.
Your opponent Benched Gardevoir (with a buffer piece attached) uses the PP to find a psy nrg.
He attaches it to his active Gardevoir (also with buffer piece) but puts the 2 damage counters on a third pokemon and uses brineys on that one. He tries to perform the same with the other Gardevoirs PP.
You don't agree with that and call for a judge, who on his turn will call the translator because your opponent doesn't speak enough English.
After a discussion it turns out that the Japanese text says that you have to put 2 damage counter on a Pokemon, while the English version says on that Pokemon (you attached the nrg on).
Than this part of the floorrules gets active.
. Major tournaments that span multiple countries will default to the original intent and design of Pokémon cards produced in Japan. Pokémon Organized Play will issue card rulings based on that information.
It's only one word, but it makes a lot of difference.
You have to rely on the Japanese translator who ends the discussions with have fun it's only a game.
And you staying behing not able to KO any of the Gardevoirs and next turn your blaziken EX will be bye bye.
You loose and afterwards you go to the translator to verify the exact wording and during that talk you find out that the translator doesn't know the game and translates normally only letters for his company, because he's was the only English speaking employee available.
Would you be convinced about the translation?
I think these kind of examples will not happen, I just try to indicate how important it can be to have the right people on the right place.
I'm only not amused that people are making fun about my translation worries. You could also be the one in such a situation.
Look at the ruling on Rare Candy and Wally's last week I will not be suprised to see some more changes before Worlds, but how would I even know about that if I was not reading this board.
Are you aware that there meaby are international players who don't know about this change.
Not every player reads this board.
On the official website I couldn't find anything about the existence of the compendium and also nothing on card rulings. Sorry that's another discussion.
I'm aware that I reached the status of Black Sheep, because I complain when I don't agree, that I point on things which look important in my eyes. At least I try to change things for international players, so that meaby one day there will be a real international playersbase and not only a few active old days" fossils. If you don't speak you never get heared and it looks like you don't exist.
