Translator Add-On

[Mixon]

Has there ever been a translator add-on or something that would translate chat between factions. It seems to be a pretty simple straightforward translation and was just wondering if there was one out there or ever had been or if there was some reason no one had made one.

[kel]

one of the points of 2 fraction's is not being able to talk to each other

[Xathian]

There is a packet sniffer program that will intercept messages and display them in normal English in a command prompt window.

It'll get you banned though.

[ayako]

Theoretically yes and I have gotten it to work. Only certain exact phrases go certain ways so I ended up essentially using morse code in WoW to do cross faction chatting.

There is a packet sniffer program that will intercept messages and display them in normal English in a command prompt window.

It'll get you banned though.

Not if you use a hub and sniff on a computer or run WoW in a virtual machine. I'm not quite sure WoW sends text in plaintext anymore.

[Taianne]

It'll get you banned though.

Indeed, in fact anything you'll use that allows cross-faction chat will get you banned.

[Mammoth]

Any addon like this will be against the terms and conditions I believe, which state that you cannot facilitate communication between the two factions.

[Incognito Noctix]

one of the points of 2 fraction's is not being able to talk to each other

As far as I've heard, it was mostly due to the two factions players harassing eachother and so forth.
There's plenty of NPC's from different factions who speak with eachother.

[ayako]

Hey at least you can still be obnoxious and use

/spit
/spit
/spit

...etc macros.

[Mixon]

me and some aliance friends got on vent one night and figured out how to say some simple things in each others languages but i was wondering if theres an add-on that will just automatically translate it?

not very conducive to the rpg idea in you cant even choose to attempt to be on good terms with the other faction. Wow is becoming extremely closed ended and linear in its plot rather than allowing you to make decisions like in older xpacks and in many other games. you can faction change but you have to disguise yourself as another race in order to do so and then you automatically understand them?

[SmokeyIllidan]

Hey at least you can still be obnoxious and use

/spit
/spit
/spit

...etc macros.

Still hoping for a /umad emote.

[Mixon]

what about voice chat programs i don't see them banning everyone who chats with anyone who has an ally char on vent?

or are they banning vent soon also?

[ayako]

me and some aliance friends got on vent one night and figured out how to say some simple things in each others languages but i was wondering if theres an add-on that will just automatically translate it?

not very conducive to the rpg idea in you cant even choose to attempt to be on good terms with the other faction. Wow is becoming extremely closed ended and linear in its plot rather than allowing you to make decisions like in older xpacks and in many other games. you can faction change but you have to disguise yourself as another race in order to do so and then you automatically understand them?

My favorite is.

You are an evil korean

[Mixon]

also can they not make one that only translates if you have the add on so if you are being harassed you can simply remove the add on?

[Incognito Noctix]

Someone probably could, but it's still against the rules.

[Simca]

Has there ever been a translator add-on or something that would translate chat between factions. It seems to be a pretty simple straightforward translation and was just wondering if there was one out there or ever had been or if there was some reason no one had made one.

Yup, there was one in Vanilla, but they changed the language system to make it impossible.

Here's how it currently works:

This is the list of words created by the in-game language parser for the Orcish language, and is listed as language number one (word range 1-100) in the Language text file.

Note: The language algorithm used by the in-game "translator" merely makes the words look like Orcish. It does not actually translate words. Therefore, translated in-game speech isn't true Orcish.

Number of letters in word Word List
One-letter words A, N, G, O, L
Two-letter words Ha, Ko, No, Mu, Ag, Ka, Gi, Il
Three-letter words Lok, Tar, Kaz, Ruk, Kek, Mog, Zug, Gul, Nuk, Aaz, Kil, Ogg
Four-letter words Rega, Nogu, Tago, Uruk, Kagg, Zaga, Grom, Ogar, Gesh, Thok, Dogg, Maka, Maza
Five-letter words Regas, Nogah, Kazum, Magan, No'bu, Golar, Throm, Zugas, Re'ka, No'ku, Ro'th
Six-letter words Thrakk, Revash, Nakazz, Moguna, No'gor, Goth'a, Raznos, Ogerin, Gezzno, Thukad, Makogg, Aaz'no
Seven-letter words Lok'Tar, Gul'rok, Kazreth, Tov'osh, Zil'Nok, Rath'is, Kil'azi
Eight-letter words Throm'ka, Osh'Kava, Gul'nath, Kog'zela, Ragath'a, Zuggossh, Moth'aga
Nine-letter words Tov'nokaz, Osh'kazil, No'throma, Gesh'nuka, Lok'mogul, Lok'bolar, Ruk'ka'ha
Ten-letter words Regasnogah, Kazum'nobu, Throm'bola, Gesh'zugas, Maza'rotha, Ogerin'naz
Eleven-letter words Thrakk'reva, Kaz'goth'no, No'gor'goth, Kil'azi'aga, Zug-zug'ama, Maza'thrakk
Twelve-letter words Lokando'nash, Ul'gammathar, Golgonnashar, Dalggo'mazah
Thirteen-letter words Khaz'rogg'ahn, Moth'kazoroth

Basically, the languages just pick random phrases now, so it isn't possible to make an addon, because "kek" means lol, wow, hai, and tons of different words. It'd be pure guesswork.

[Deleted]

If both factions could talk to each other it wouldn't feel much like a war.

[Deleted]

Why would you even want that?
I myself think it's good without it. If you want to listen to the Alliance, roll one of them. If you want to listen to the Horde, roll one of them.

[Bublbadaboom]

Or you just add ur ally friends on real ID?

[Deleted]

what about voice chat programs i don't see them banning everyone who chats with anyone who has an ally char on vent?

or are they banning vent soon also?

Also I'm pretty sure I've chatted with RealID friends cross faction

[Mammoth]

One of the fun parts of a PvP server is questing next to a member of the other faction. You don't want to attack him, but you don't know whether or not he's going to attack you. Theres a lot of friendly guys out there but is this guy one of them...

If you could talk to him, then the risk is gone.

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Also I'm pretty sure I've chatted with RealID friends cross faction

Talking to friends cross faction, doesn't really break the PvP feel. Because you already know who they are. Its the people you don't know that are your mortal enemys.