Respectful Suggestion for a Balanced Language System

[Andres_]

Balanced Languages and Immersion

Removing all languages from ethnic related factions and ethnicities entirely seems unreasonable in my opinion and makes little sense in character. Characters who play as immigrants or who are related to ethnic groups like a (insert country here) mob. Should be allowed to speak the same language. 

Learning new languages should be possible but buying them shouldn't be the only method. It makes little sense from an IC point of view and it removes the unique ness of exotic languages like Russian and Japanese. 

Suggestion

Keep the Language NPC but allow players to learn +1 language at a decently high price.

Factions and ethnicities should be allowed to speak their respective languages. This keeps the value of knowing a language without making the that language watered down.

With this system a dedicated player could probably learn 3 languages if he really put the work in to do so. And If NEED more donator incentive, give donators the opportunity to learn +2 languages at that same steep price.

[Shimac]

+1 More stuff to spend money on

[escape05]

+1, I believe this is a good idea. It is a bit hard to roleplay as an immigrant if you don't even speak your native language from the start.

Ethnic backgrounds is a decent part of roleplay on the server, so why aren't we allowed to have one language from the start?

The current price of $10,000 is a decent barrier entry for newer players, however, still too low. $25,000-$50,000 should be the price for each language, to have it where ethnic criminal factions aren't completely exposed to anybody with 10k in their pocket.

The incentive for donator is good too. Since that one addon (you know the one) was disabled, the only real incentives left for Donator is PET flags & additional character slots. Having the +2 additional languages (at a higher price) is a fair supplement, since languages do give you an advantage in roleplay.

[Pendred]

Yes realistically it makes sense that your character would be able to speak another language if they are a foreign nationality or from another country, however this is a game and the system in place has been working fine. Choose the languages you want to use with caution.