Please Clarify and explain CG?

"they" can be and is used to refer to a person in a polite manner, regardless of their gender. The texts are probably streamlined so they can be used more widely - means less overall work.

Do not mix gender politics with how a language works.

"Siffy;c-2427321" wrote:

"Enigmatic_Potato;c-2427248" wrote:
Yep. The Ability Text is created generically so it can be reused for other units later on. You'll find all the Crons are like this.

Why does it matter which pronoun is used? They is gender neutral and is grammatically correct here.

My opinion on why it matters:

I see now, in this case, "they" is used as a third-person singular pronoun. The main issue I had is that it seems to me that "they" is ambiguous, whereas "he" is the most correct (to me, at least). "They" is more commonly used as as plural (maybe less-so these days). CG could have used "Darth Maul is" which could alleviate a need for a pronoun altogether :)

CG has strange wording on occasion, so there's no harm in clarifying. Even when they (CG) intends to make an ability or Datacron interact in a certain way it is not always the case. Apparently the LS Bastilla datacron does not work as it reads. I have not confirmed this, but a friend of mine says she must be in the leader slot for it to apply (which, if true, means the DC is not as valuable).

I'm 99% certain that the datacron only applies to your team, however, it'd be funny if the enemy Darth Maul revived when you killed him because of your own datacron lol. I don't want to assume as I'm a human that gets things wrong sometimes.

Thanks for taking the time to share your interpretation. Appreciate it mate.

Grammatically there is no confusion here. A pronoun always refers to a noun that comes before it. In this case there is only one noun before "they", which is "Darth Maul".

"Badger_Diaz;c-2427449" wrote:
“They” can be referred to anyone as a pronoun regardless of how they identify as a person.

I really don’t know why it’s a thread worthy conversation tbh. Does it really matter?

And, well, I think it’s quite clear what your personal opinion is of certain groups otherwise I doubt this thread would exist imo.

Not everyone that plays this game is an adult, or has a strong grasp of English grammar.

Don’t read into it, if for no other reason than we don’t need a political discussion here.

"nfidel2k;c-2427453" wrote:

"Badger_Diaz;c-2427449" wrote:
“They” can be referred to anyone as a pronoun regardless of how they identify as a person.

I really don’t know why it’s a thread worthy conversation tbh. Does it really matter?

And, well, I think it’s quite clear what your personal opinion is of certain groups otherwise I doubt this thread would exist imo.

Not everyone that plays this game is an adult, or has a strong grasp of English grammar.

Don’t read into it, if for no other reason than we don’t need a political discussion here.

I had to delete several iterations of how I wanted to reply to that because I was trying to be civil. I eventually had to stop cause I didn't have anything nice or constructive to say. Appreciate the effort you put into your reply and it was well said.

"BubbaFett;c-2427458" wrote:

"nfidel2k;c-2427453" wrote:

"Badger_Diaz;c-2427449" wrote:
“They” can be referred to anyone as a pronoun regardless of how they identify as a person.

I really don’t know why it’s a thread worthy conversation tbh. Does it really matter?

And, well, I think it’s quite clear what your personal opinion is of certain groups otherwise I doubt this thread would exist imo.

Not everyone that plays this game is an adult, or has a strong grasp of English grammar.

Don’t read into it, if for no other reason than we don’t need a political discussion here.

This... It's pretty clear to anyone who speaks basic english that the granted abilities apply only to darth maul.....

To others that mentioned that not all players are english speaking.... Then they should play the game in their own language if something this basic confuses them.....

As far as I know, the game is not available in all languages so not everyonecan do so unfortunately.
Wasn't there a post not too long ago where someone asked for it to be made available in their language?(I think it was Ukrainian)

"PeachyPeachSWGOH;c-2427354" wrote:

"Siffy;c-2427321" wrote:

"Enigmatic_Potato;c-2427248" wrote:
Yep. The Ability Text is created generically so it can be reused for other units later on. You'll find all the Crons are like this.

Why does it matter which pronoun is used? They is gender neutral and is grammatically correct here.

My opinion on why it matters:

I see now, in this case, "they" is used as a third-person singular pronoun. The main issue I had is that it seems to me that "they" is ambiguous, whereas "he" is the most correct (to me, at least). "They" is more commonly used as as plural (maybe less-so these days). CG could have used "Darth Maul is" which could alleviate a need for a pronoun altogether :)

CG has strange wording on occasion, so there's no harm in clarifying. Even when they (CG) intends to make an ability or Datacron interact in a certain way it is not always the case. Apparently the LS Bastilla datacron does not work as it reads. I have not confirmed this, but a friend of mine says she must be in the leader slot for it to apply (which, if true, means the DC is not as valuable).

I'm 99% certain that the datacron only applies to your team, however, it'd be funny if the enemy Darth Maul revived when you killed him because of your own datacron lol. I don't want to assume as I'm a human that gets things wrong sometimes.

Thanks for taking the time to share your interpretation. Appreciate it mate.

Grammatically there is no confusion here. A pronoun always refers to a noun that comes before it. In this case there is only one noun before "they", which is "Darth Maul".

Except there have been several occasions where CG has created confusion such as the original Ackbar Omicron.

While in Grand Arenas: At the start of battle, all allies gain Tenacity Up for 2 turns. If all allies are Rebel, whenever an ally's buff expires, they gain 3% Turn Meter.

Because of the commas, 'an ally's buff' is an appositive and the 'They' applies to the noun following 'all'. CG ended up changing it to 'That ally gains' because it was incorrect.

This happens on DC's as well although not this case, and I get why CG is are doing it but they have created incorrect refences to the effects by using 'They'. I can only imagine the havoc that could wreak in language translations.

Swgoh is full of inconsistent language and ability descriptions. That's never going to change.

Just look at abilities that mean a unit "Can't be defeated" they do not always function the same way.

Thanks for all the comments and clarification everyone. Not quite sure how to close a thread, but I got the answer. Not looking to cause any arguments etc.

I've been taught never to just assume, instead I consulted this awesome community, and you delivered! See you round the Holotables.

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