Other Languages

You don't need to open a window with imTranslator, it does it in a pop-up from chat or mail or even in websites.

Well, what about bi- or multilingual players then? Many speak english, if only a little bit. And how would the game know what language to set for a player? By the players choice of interface translation?

For now I can only recommend imTranslator like @gamerdruid - or to assign your SiCs who speak those language to translate your messages and pass them down the chain :)

I've been in alliances that speak 4 or 5 different languages as their natural language. It has always been the case that in those alliances the CiC decides that one language will be used for communication, be it French, Spanish, German, Italian, English or any other language and it is up to the rest of the alliance to use whatever translation tool is needed. They are always also told that if the translation was incomprehensible then they should ask.

By having one language the CiC can know that everyone is covered by one of two options - they either understand the language or the players need to translate it. imTranslator does a good job with most languages, even Klingon!

imTranslator works pretty good as a translator for most languages, using Google and Bing and other translation sites as it's source.

deepl.com does well with German so gibberish isn't seen by most if they install the extension.

Perhaps EA could include a Translator in the Game to save having to open another Window to get a Translator

The idea is for commanders to add the language or languages of any player to a list so that when you click on that player then their language/s will be seen and you will know if the translator will be needed, instead of the need to be someone with photographic memory which EA must believe everyone has.

It is not possible for everyone to have a photographic memory and know who needs a message translated. I want a fourth forum set up by Ea where for CiC to use a language forum as not everyone speaks every language in the world at all times. Every time EA does an update of system any forum not set as default is lost.

If I get a message in German then I can either decide to translate it or ignore it. As you said, it's not possible for the cic to know the language of everyone, especially in a vast alliance of 50 players from many different areas. The easiest, simplest, most efficient way is to send the message in the language of the alliance as decided by the cic. If a player chooses to repeatedly ignore it then they must face the consequences, or the can act upon it if required, firstly by reading it via a translator then understanding and acting on it.

EA have enough trouble getting things right as it is, why add something as complex as translation to the game when it's not needed. A script to add a code beside a players name (standard international country codes would do although some are bi or tri or even more lingual) to help, maybe. I wouldn't be adding it in, it's unneeded in my opinion.

Add 1 more forum so that the Commanders can create their own language forum to list all those who would need to be contacted via a translator.

In-game a cic or sic can add forums to the game and call it what they wish.