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    Make instructions clearer - Get someone who's first language is English to proof read

    I just started a Quest, which one doesn't matter. I accidentally hit the "End Quest" button so a long winded window opens asking if I want to cancel the Quest and if I do cancel the quest I can't get it back. The options are "Yes" and "Cancel". Well, I thought, yes I want to continue the Quest. So, I hit "Yes". WRONG!!!!!!!!

    Seems I cancelled the Quest all because of a poorly worded window that opened.

    The wording should have been, "Do you want to cancel the Quest? If you cancel the Quest, you cannot get it back. Do you still want to Cancel? And then the two buttons should read "YES" or "NO".

    That's how you ask questions. Not with some vague and poorly worded "Yes" or "Cancel".

    So people, have someone who's mother tongue is English to proof read your English translations. Please.

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    Thank you for the warning - sorry you got 'hit'.

    Given there are new players who don't get the 'make production 0 or better' quests - this is rather important! I'll add my plea - please dev's get a proof reader who has English as a primary language. Ikea flat packs might only need a few indecipherable pictures but this is a bit more complex

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    Please take this request seriously. I was dumped out of the Nords with only 3 battles remaining because of this double-negative mis-understanding in buttons.

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    I agree some of the quest descriptions need to be written in a clearer way to avoid misunderstanding. However, for the "cancel quest/adventure", I don't see any misunderstanding possibility here. It asks if "Do you want to cancel?" and the options given are "OK" (Yes) and "Cancel". I think that is pretty straightforward, if you want to cancel, you will press "OK/Yes", and the "Cancel" means cancel the request. It does not ask "Do you want to continue?", so it cannot be interpreted the way you are saying.

    Just my opinion.

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    I've taken to clicking the top right 'X' to close the box rather than hit the wrong reply. It can certainly be misinterpreted. Otherwise I would not get 'Help' requests from guildies when presented with this option. Clearer still would be Yes (cancel adventure) and No.

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