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ehhh... no.
IIRC, they actually kept the names in the original RoC, so I doubt the issue was anything legal. I wouldn't be surprised it just that Blizzard thought the names were cooler.
The fact that they keept the names in RoC doesn't mean it couldn't be anything legal. Doesn't make sense at all to change names for units after so long, just because you come up with a new one (not to mention flying machine sounds pretty awful imo). I'm guessing they were either approached by GW or asked themselves if a namechange wouldn't be the safest way. Ohwell I guess it's all speculation :-)
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Last time I checked Gyrocopters and Wyverns were still the unit names in the latest RoC patch.
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On July 25 2009 21:32 Ricjames wrote:
Ok now i am sick of that protoss 1a2a3a bullshit. Protoss might be the easiest race to bash noobs, but it is the hardest race to master. Why can't people just go with: all the races are balanced! Isn't that actually why is SC1 the best RTS game??? Maybe maps are imba, but not the races.
lol protoss hardest race to master? None of the races are masterable but saying protoss is the hardest hardest to master makes me lol.
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for fucks sake the game's been out for 11 years could you children stop bickering about which race takes moar skillzzzz
Fuck.
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nice one, a bit funny guy tho
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Tx for the translation. 
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On July 26 2009 00:45 lazz wrote:
for fucks sake the game's been out for 11 years could you children stop bickering about which race takes moar skillzzzz
Fuck.
lol says the toss xD
its ok all the races will be easy mode in sc2
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On July 25 2009 22:35 SoulMarine wrote:
It seems you don't play SC because you ask what Banelings, "Zelllots" and Vultures are!?
It was a rhetorical question, pointing out that the english names don't necessarily mean anything either (though he does seem unaware that the word "zealot" existed long before Blizzard). Rant is weak
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On July 25 2009 22:35 SoulMarine wrote:[rant] Show nested quote +On July 24 2009 19:33 Tyraz wrote:
Lol i seriously wonder why you'd change the names!? I mean god... most of the names don't mean anything to us ether!? [b]Lol whats a baneling.. zellot... vulture...[b] Also, if they're going to change unit names, why not go all out and change the Race names too? I mean god, they're just as indecipherable as the Unit names!? If god you'd god want god people god to god take god you god seriously, you might want to clean up your english!? It seems you don't play SC because you ask what Banelings, "Zelllots" and Vultures are!? The Korean unit names are funny, and if they put big space ship in the english version, I would laugh a whole lot!? and don't sign your posts (in the future), I see new people do that alot whats the point of signing if 1.) you are not an admin 2.) we can see your username right there above your posts. 3.) it's not like you just wrote up an article. GAHH [end rant] I think the korean names are hilarious. I want to go play a game with big space ships and underground conquerers.
Lol i don't know about you, but it made perfect sense to me... I didn't sign my post.... And i do play SC... And since your obviously so much more enlightened than me, would you like to share with the group what 'Banelings, Zellosts and Vultures are in relation to the English language? My point is, they're just as meaningless in Korean as they are in English. Prehapse its just your fanatical SC fan-boy heart that makes you assume that those words have always been an essential part of the English language. So, before StarCraft, what exactly is this meaning that my noobie brain obviously cannot fathom?
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On July 26 2009 07:12 Tyraz wrote:Show nested quote +On July 25 2009 22:35 SoulMarine wrote:[rant] On July 24 2009 19:33 Tyraz wrote:
Lol i seriously wonder why you'd change the names!? I mean god... most of the names don't mean anything to us ether!? [b]Lol whats a baneling.. zellot... vulture...[b] Also, if they're going to change unit names, why not go all out and change the Race names too? I mean god, they're just as indecipherable as the Unit names!? If god you'd god want god people god to god take god you god seriously, you might want to clean up your english!? It seems you don't play SC because you ask what Banelings, "Zelllots" and Vultures are!? The Korean unit names are funny, and if they put big space ship in the english version, I would laugh a whole lot!? and don't sign your posts (in the future), I see new people do that alot whats the point of signing if 1.) you are not an admin 2.) we can see your username right there above your posts. 3.) it's not like you just wrote up an article. GAHH [end rant] I think the korean names are hilarious. I want to go play a game with big space ships and underground conquerers. Lol i don't know about you, but it made perfect sense to me... I didn't sign my post.... And i do play SC... And since your obviously so much more enlightened than me, would you like to share with the group what 'Banelings, Zellosts and Vultures are in relation to the English language? My point is, they're just as meaningless in Korean as they are in English. Prehapse its just your fanatical SC fan-boy heart that makes you assume that those words have always been an essential part of the English language. So, before StarCraft, what exactly is this meaning that my noobie brain obviously cannot fathom?
Gladly.
The whole point of language is to communicate things between people. This also gives the side effect of giving "things" an identity by naming them. Calling something "Big Thing" doesn't have the same impact as naming something "Colossus." Big thing is generally an adjective, Colossus can be used as a noun and gives something identity.
You tell someone who plays SC HEY LOOK AT THE ZEALOT they will know exactly what you are talking about. Language is very rarely meaningless.
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On July 26 2009 07:12 Tyraz wrote:Lol i don't know about you, but it made perfect sense to me... I didn't sign my post.... And i do play SC... And since your obviously so much more enlightened than me, would you like to share with the group what 'Banelings, Zellosts and Vultures are in relation to the English language? My point is, they're just as meaningless in Korean as they are in English. Prehapse its just your fanatical SC fan-boy heart that makes you assume that those words have always been an essential part of the English language. So, before StarCraft, what exactly is this meaning that my noobie brain obviously cannot fathom?
Dictionary.com is your friend.
Baneling
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Bane
–noun
1. a person or thing that ruins or spoils: Gambling was the bane of his existence.
2. a deadly poison (often used in combination, as in the names of poisonous plants): wolfsbane; henbane.
3. death; destruction; ruin.
4. Obsolete. that which causes death or destroys life: entrapped and drowned beneath the watery bane.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE bana slayer; c. ON bani death, murderer, OFris bona murder, OS bano murderer, OHG bano slayer, bana death; akin to OE benn, Goth banja wound
-ling
a suffix of nouns, often pejorative, denoting one concerned with (hireling; underling), or diminutive (princeling; duckling).
Seems pretty straight forward to me.
Zealot
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1. a person who shows zeal.
2. an excessively zealous person; fanatic.
3. (initial capital letter) a member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of Jews in Judea, particularly prominent from a.d. 69 to 81, advocating the violent overthrow of Roman rule and vigorously resisting the efforts of the Romans and their supporters to heathenize the Jews.
It can be argued if the use of this word is reference to the zeal these units show in battle (1/2) or a reference to the military group(3).
Vulture
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–noun
1. any of several large, primarily carrion-eating Old World birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, often having a naked head and less powerful feet than those of the related hawks and eagles.
2. any of several superficially similar New World birds of the family Cathartidae, as the turkey vulture.
3. a person or thing that preys, esp. greedily or unscrupulously: That vulture would sell out his best friend.
As you are probably aware, a lot of military and commercial air vehicles (and even ground) are named after birds. Eg Bowing, Nigthawk, and even 'Bird of Prey' from Star Trek (lol).
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