This is very funny. And very unnecessary. We are not talking about a major rewrite of the game's code. We're not even talking about changing the whole NPC dialog. We're talking about the difference that one letter could make. Changing the 'u' to an 'e' in the NPC dialog could be done in less than a minutes work, and would save the possibility of someone being offended or having their children exposed to language that *is still* considered offensive in many parts of the world.
Karyuu, since you've decided to adopt the position of judge in this debate, I'll address this to you. I asked my mother, my two brothers, my sister, and 3 friends what the word 'bugger' meant to them. All of them answered that it was as a synonym for the word 'sodomite', or words to that effect. As for your statement that the NPC doesn't mean it in that context, how do you know? Does the NPC state that somewhere? If he did, then that would be an important piece of information that was left out of this discussion. If he didn't, then you are merely offering us *your* interpretation of what the NPC said. And I can pretty much guarantee that your interpretation is not that of the entire world, unless you made the effort to offer a world-wide poll on the subject.
This is a question of morality, or immorality, as the case may be. The word *is* considered vulgar in many parts of the world, not just Britain. And it seems to me that, if players can get banned for using foul language or harassing other players, even the possibility of an NPC using a word that can be considered vulgar in anyway should not be allowed. Otherwise, the rule against foul language is hypocritical, as somewhere, sometime, a person is going to read it and be offended. If you're going to take a stance against being offensive, then don't play at it. Do it!
