Its scary partying.

[AlphaOmega2012]

With people that u dont understand. I was in one with all japanese and i was nervous talking kept on using google translator but took me a long time to respond to their questions etc..

Played the new maps with them tho have no clue how to unlock it lol.

[Daiyousei]

It's scary the first few times but later on it doesn't. Sometimes even Japanese players will join your party if you leave it open, they may not say much because they are afraid like us of not being able to communicate well, but they will throw in a hi sometimes and a thank you at the end.

[Muna]

You've got a choice to not play in the non-English server.

[AlphaOmega2012]

You've got a choice to not play in the non-English server.

True but i hardly see any english players or maybe i am not looking enough. I soloed to 40 but wanted to party now since the new maps etc.. is out lol.

[Wokker]

I usually use:
"Sumimasen, boku no nihongo wa totemo warui."
(Trans. "Sorry, my Japanese is very bad.")

[Priest]

It's better to stay quiet.. they might kick you if you are not one of them. And everyone knows the JP players get more action. Bursts and all that

[Muna]

True but i hardly see any english players or maybe i am not looking enough. I soloed to 40 but wanted to party now since the new maps etc.. is out lol.

My ign is in Japanese, but I'm European (and English-speaking). So it's not always easy to tell unless you try talking.

Well, did you look for the English-speaking players or guilds here?

[Agitated_AT]

Scary?

[gigawuts]

I tend to keep quiet and let my gameplay speak for itself. If they like it, great, if they don't, oh well. If they're going to kick me just for having an english name then they wouldn't have been very good friends in the first place.

If I see them asking me questions I'll mention I'm bad with japanese, but would like to play with them if they don't mind.

[Ragnarok_]

I make bilingual autowords, and shortcuts.

It goes a long way, and in my limited experience they generally respond well. Met someone who, when I had the shortcut of "Hello! I can speak only English." in kanji and English, said "My English is not very good typing, but I can read it" or something to that effect.

I generally just throw that up and let my gameplay speak for itself. Or throw up simple things like 'Rush boss' or 'great job!' to which they seem to get. Also, smileys help a bit if used right. Eases the 'iffiness' I'd imagine.