- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: just another fan
There is a very good reason the Elites speak English: The amount of space available on a disk. All that audio takes up a huge amount of it. Would the elites be speaking their native language when you are the chief, and English when you are the Arbiter, it would double the amount of data, just for elites alone.
The reason for not choosing the elites and such to be speaking their native language, is due to the fact people rather listen, than read subtitles. Although subtitles work during cut scenes, it becomes a problem during gameplay. When Half-jaw is telling you something, and your in the middle of a fight, it becomes difficult to be reading subtitles, thus you would miss great parts of the story.
having the elites speak English, simply is a logical choice.
besides, I never hear trekkies complain about the fact that aliens in Star Trek manage to speak English.
Well said.