Yes it is, that's how Korean / Japanese look on a English game.
The Korean/ Japanese have their own Bout installer which lets them talk in Korean / Japanese normally. But because we have the English one, we only see those weird characters.
And no I won't make you a siggy.
![Angry >:(](https://boutcheetah.zylongaming.com/Smileys/fugue/angry.png)
( 10mil each
![Grin ;D](https://boutcheetah.zylongaming.com/Smileys/fugue/grin.png)
)