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Simple
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States801 Posts
June 03 2010 10:07 GMT
#21
makes starcraft 2 sound like a government desk job
FuRong
Profile Joined April 2010
New Zealand3089 Posts
June 03 2010 10:15 GMT
#22
The names in Chinese are pretty funny too, I can post a list and translation if anyone wants.

Blizzard tried to translate the unit responses as well, I couldn't stop laughing when I first started playing (especially as Terran).
Don't hate the player, hate the game
NeoLearner
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Belgium1847 Posts
June 03 2010 13:25 GMT
#23
It's like dubbing a TV show, you shouldn't do it. It takes away from the performance and you miss so many little nuances...

And I want my engrish! If they start yelling in their own language half the fun is gone...
Bankai - Correlation does not imply causation
FliedLice
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany7494 Posts
June 03 2010 13:41 GMT
#24
Thats why localisation sucks...

Makes me think of the German version of WoW... Meh... :E
Kevmeister @ Dota2
Leeto
Profile Joined August 2007
United States1320 Posts
June 03 2010 16:01 GMT
#25
Jugguling sounds just right. That's what they say in BW
Camila_br
Profile Joined April 2004
Brazil529 Posts
June 03 2010 18:24 GMT
#26
I loooove drone(workaholic) lol
"Do you really want chat rooms?"
bokchoi
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Korea (South)9498 Posts
June 03 2010 18:35 GMT
#27
This is one thing I really disagree with on the changes made in the localizations. I think its great and cool that Koreans (and other people) will be able to call the units in a more native way, but I think its dumb now when we've been calling these units Drones, Marines, Zealots, Battlecruisers, etcetcetc. for the last 10+ years. Now we all of a sudden have different names for the same units across localizations and have to come up with a new name for these units when discussing the game/strategy/etc. with different people worldwide.
FoFo
Profile Joined April 2010
Netherlands207 Posts
June 03 2010 19:05 GMT
#28
"A bunch of mercenaries (Merc Compound)"

what a name for a building, how do they come up with these things
"we must avoid balancing SC2 by making everything suck equally hard."
ktimekiller
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States690 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-03 19:41:52
June 03 2010 19:40 GMT
#29
I can tell you that as a Korean, calling SC units by english names while speaking Korean does not sound absurd (to another Korean's POV with no english knowledge).

Don't see the point of the localizations.

EDIT: Actually, even while speaking to another Korean in Korean, even if they fully understand English, you tend to use konglish pronunciations for english words and terms. (At least I do, and all the Koreans I know)
Jyvblamo
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada13788 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-03 19:47:27
June 03 2010 19:47 GMT
#30
I love the Chinese Marauder voice.
"KABOOM BAOBEI"
Fanatic-Templar
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada5819 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-03 19:53:14
June 03 2010 19:48 GMT
#31
On June 03 2010 19:07 Simple wrote:
makes starcraft 2 sound like a government desk job


Well...

Prelate:
–noun
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.

Praetor:
–noun
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.

Executor:
–noun
1.
a person who executes, carries out, or performs some duty, job, assignment, artistic work, etc.
2.
Law. a person named in a decedent's will to carry out the provisions of that will.

Hierarch:
–noun
1.
a person who rules or has authority in sacred matters; high priest.
2.
a person having high position or considerable authority.
3.
one of a body of officials or minor priests in certain ancient Greek temples.

Conclave:

–noun
1.
a private or secret meeting.
2.
an assembly or gathering, esp. one that has special authority, power, or influence: a conclave of political leaders.
3.
the assembly or meeting of the cardinals for the election of a pope.
4.
the body of cardinals; the College of Cardinals.
5.
the place in which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church meet in private for the election of a pope.

Judicator:
–noun
a person who acts as judge or sits in judgment.

Arbiter:
–noun
1.
a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge; umpire.
2.
a person who has the sole or absolute power of judging or determining.

Archon:
–noun
1.
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
2.
any ruler.

Observer:
–noun
1.
someone or something that observes.
2.
a delegate to an assembly or gathering, who is sent to observe and report but not to take part officially in its activities.

And for those who like especially obscure ones, Fenix was once called "Steward of the Templar":

–noun
1.
a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
2.
a person who has charge of the household of another, buying or obtaining food, directing the servants, etc.
3.
an employee who has charge of the table, wine, servants, etc., in a club, restaurant, or the like.
4.
a person who attends to the domestic concerns of persons on board a vessel, as in overseeing maids and waiters.
5.
an employee on a ship, train, or bus who waits on and is responsible for the comfort of passengers, takes orders for or distributes food, etc.
6.
a flight attendant.
7.
a person appointed by an organization or group to supervise the affairs of that group at certain functions.
8.
U.S. Navy. a petty officer in charge of officer's quarters and mess.


Protoss nomenclature is almost entirely based off crossing religious and administrative offices, except their robots and ships, for some reason.
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Disastorm
Profile Joined January 2008
United States922 Posts
June 03 2010 20:31 GMT
#32
Build some workaholics. Nerf Wheels!
"Don't worry so much man. There won't be any more zergs left to QQ. Lots of QQ about TvT is incoming though I bet." - Vrok 9/21/10
Megalisk
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States6095 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-03 20:33:44
June 03 2010 20:33 GMT
#33
I thought they would continue using engrish.

I want to hear commentators go crazy and yell AAAAAH CARRIER CARRIER CARRIER
Tear stained american saints and dirty guitar dreams across a universe of desert and blue sky , gas station coffee love letters and two dollar pistol kisses from thirty five dollar hotel room stationary .
LuckyGnomTV
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Russian Federation367 Posts
June 03 2010 20:37 GMT
#34
em, so Heon = Siege Tank in korean?
Fugitive
Profile Joined April 2010
Netherlands32 Posts
June 03 2010 20:38 GMT
#35
Omg, the Ultra-risk cave is hilarious!
arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17922 Posts
June 03 2010 20:43 GMT
#36
Drones = Workaholic, i lold
Artillery spawned from the forges of Hell
kajeus
Profile Joined May 2010
United States679 Posts
June 03 2010 20:43 GMT
#37
I'm not sure you guys get how this works.

Especially if you're just translating back from the Korean using an internet translator, you're getting an overliteral translation. "Monitoring monarch" is probably not quite that cumbersome in the original Korean -- that's just the essence of the Korean word(s).

I'm speaking as a translator of Asian languages into English -- though I don't know Korean. It's a common misconception.
pro-MoMaN, pro-HuK, pro-Millenium
Talic_Zealot
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
688 Posts
June 03 2010 20:52 GMT
#38
This is probably the right place to share my hate for translation of names. I despise when I see a name/title translated either too literally or by changing it to something completely different. A Thor should be a Thor everywhere imo, Starcraft should be Starcraft. Just like for instance 'Stalin' is not Stealman in English..
There are three types of people in the universe: those who can count, and those who cant.
Abenson
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada4122 Posts
June 03 2010 20:55 GMT
#39
Ultra-risk Cave is probably the most epic one of the few.
Also Myuta Risk is notable.
Korean seems to lack a "l" letter or sound?
wishbones
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada2600 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-03 20:57:06
June 03 2010 20:56 GMT
#40
gotta love the makeover that link made. Links that break the format should always be edited by using this method:

YOUR TEXT HERE THIS WILL BE THE LINK TO CLICK

its nice, hit quote to see the coding for linking properly, but again only when you click Post, and you see that your link broke the format do you need to do this.
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