Of course translators don't share the games, but we do and we do it on the very same sites translators post their translations on, you know what complicity means right ? You can't pretend that one has nothing to do with the other, if ULMF forbid people from sharing games you'd have a point.
I find it weird to act all shocked when the japanese use work that was provided for FREE and without any demands attached to it (such as "Please do not use this translation for your game without contacting me first") when we ourselves will also happily steal (to use your own words) the work of others. There is nothing illegal with what he did.
And yes translations from ULMF boost sales, but do you know what boost sales even further ? Yes, translations on DLSite/Mangagamer/JAST USA/Steam. Should have the japanese dev at least contacted the translator first ? Yeah that would have been better, but then again do people on ULMF ask them before uploading their games ? Has the translator even asked the developper before making his translation and sharing it ? You can't complain about what he did when we do worse. There's nothing wrong with using free work someone did on your game, especially when that work is shared on a site where your game is illegally shared.
You don't have any logic with you, so making a translation means complicity?!, my god that's the most absurd thing I have ever read.
Think a bit for a second, if they were going to do translations on dlsite/mangagamer/jast usa/steam we wouldn't need fan translations. But I'm truly shocked with you, exactly how is it possible that a translator can stop people from sharing a game?, how can that be complicity?. The weird thing is that rather than reach an agreement with the translator to actually sell it you think it's right for the creator to directly sell it as his without even crediting or talking with the translator.
Next time why don't you propose that game creators can sell all mods made for their game?, because just so you know, a translation like this falls under the mod category. You do it for FREE for people to enjoy it, not for the creator to just suddenly decide to take it and sell it.
I just can't believe what you wrote.
P.D: Learn to read, "
it is much worse to steal the work of others to sell it" rather than making a translation without authorization. Even more "i
t is still worse to steal the work of others compared to sharing the game illegally".
If you want to use my words against me, at least read it correctly. I only consider it stealing if it is sold later on, japanese games without official translation never considered me as their target public.