Not sure if we're looking to add anything more on this front but it might be a cool addition to have a coded support for a language to cover the African continent (the CNA). Some derivative or combination of Afrikaans / Bantu / etc similar to Euro.
The lingo here is very unique because it's a melting pot of different cultures and religions and as a south african, if I used it in game none of you guys would know what I'm actually saying. The official language is English, but you could probably code it for Zulu or argue it's Zulu depending, in the year 2103. Considering the lore makes it seem Africa is mostly one race in the future, Africans.
Tagalog covers chinese by the way. Read the timeline folks.
It amazes me how seemingly little languages are used outside of japanese, particularly on topside.
It's a seriously useful layer of additional information control (which is what Sindome is about for me, deep down).
Most of the languages except for japanese and maybe russian or spanish are underutilized. I've not encountered a character who spoke Euro or Tagalog and I've been playing across the entire scope for a while. I think this is just because dumping UE into languages is UE that you are not dumping in other skills stats that give you an edge, i.e. they are seen as a determent to your development, and that's understandable, not saying the system is wrong. But another language would be unnecessary.
Smarter people probably learn languages faster as mentioned, and if you're decently knowledgeable out of chargen you can take a second language. Since chargen stats are a drop of water in a pool, this means focusing almost entirely on a specific stat.
Please don't say the system doesn't work as is because your lack of knowledge on it as demonstrated gives you a limited view on it. Stop looking at SD as a game you can win, if you want to learn a skill and focus on it for a month or two, do that. Instead of forever having one language and 'grinding' your skills/stats, and then complaining.
Smarter people probably learn languages faster as mentioned, and if you're decently knowledgeable out of chargen you can take a second language. Since chargen stats are a drop of water in a pool, this means focusing almost entirely on a specific stat.
Please don't say the system doesn't work as is because your lack of knowledge on it as demonstrated gives you a limited view on it. Stop looking at SD as a game you can win, if you want to learn a skill and focus on it for a month or two, do that. Instead of forever having one language and 'grinding' your skills/stats, and then complaining.
That's the solution, the system works. It begins with you. Cerberus has spoken. The discussion is over.
Languages allow you to keep secrets, spy on others, and make a good impression on NPCs (or sometimes deal with them at all). They don't take all that long to learn and if you're impatient or over the UE cap, you can be fluent in every language in the game with just a couple pieces of hardware.
There is no African language, but afaik there's no African faction. If you need it for your background (you don't), you can easily pick Euro or something that makes sense given Africa's colonial history.
