Posted 16 October 2010 - 01:01 PM
To throw a spanner into your spelling world, I would point out the issue of consistency on Nightmist... consider the items like Nightshade Elixir and the Elixir of Mixed Fortune where it is spelt correctly, and then the Spirit Elixer I. Most players would come across the Nightshade Elixir and Elixir of Mixed Fortune first when they first explore Arilin, and then they brew a Spirit Elixer I... even if they have never heard of the word before they would subconsciously know that something wasn't quite right, because of the different spelling for a word that very likely means the same thing (admittedly, 'armor' and 'armour' suffer from this problem too, although not as severely because most people are aware of the different dialects).
I understand how for some people spelling is difficult, especially for those where English is a second language, because we have some weird and often inconsistent pronunciations ("Elixer" would be a fair attempt when spelling phonetically). In my opinion though, ensuring things are consistent and spelt correctly, and grammar is good, gives the image of a game that is well-refined and one that its staff care about.
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