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On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 03:22:01 +0100, Catriona R wrote:
>  Hopefully you're reading

Yeah, I'm still lurking here :-)

>  I might manage to muddle through a group quest so long as I don't
>  have to talk; I can at least understand most of the LFM type messages
>  in world chat. 
> 
>  Problem is, how to get into a group in the first place! What's the
>  German equivalent of "inv pls"?

"inv pls" or "inv bitte" would probably work :-) Many of the common english
abbreviations used in WoW (and other online multiplayer games I suspect) are
also used or at least understood by German speaking players.

>  Google suggests "laden Sie bitte" but I've no idea if that's even correct
>  grammar for what I mean, nor if the correct form is what people actually
>  use

It's closer to the second than the first :-) but would definitelay be
undestood.  The main thing people would find strange about it is the "Sie"
because that is the form used for people you are on a last name basis (the
polite form) that english is totally lacking. In the context of wow, where
everyone is on a first name/character name basis people always use "Du".

"invite me please" would be "lad(e) mich bitte ein" but back when I played
it would often have been shortened to "laden bitte" (roughly "inv pls") or
even just "laden" ("inv").

While in the early days there would have been quite a bit of friendly small
talk while grouping for quests together, during my stint back in Panda
(turtle farming anyone?) and for the free WoD week, I found that people in
the same area often just ninja invited others in the same region that were
obviously farming the same mobs or on the same quest and never spoke a word.
So you should be fine as a silent player, or if anyone starts chatting and
you don't understand what they are saying (or understand but are not sure
how to respond in German a brief "sorry, I only speak English" is unlikely
to get you kicked from the group :-)

What server did you end up being on?

Cheers
Urbin
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