The One About Thinking Out Of The Box
It's been yet another hectic week since our V2.4.16 client just arrived from IMC.
Amidst the intensive testing and bug fixing sessions we've been having, KingKongJon, DG and I did our traditional 'patchly' thing with the localization team - that of Item Mallization.
Since the 3 of us were always stuck in our various meetings and differing schedules during the day, the only time all 3 of us actually have the time to really sit down together with the localization team to finalize the proper naming conventions of all the new items from the new patch is always at night, after office hours.
So we would do our traditional thing of ordering pizza as we brainstorm the night away for appropriate names for the items in the item mall. Usually, whenever we receive the newly updated list of items in the premium item mall, it is almost always a direct translation from Korean. Sometimes, the direct translation turns out fine - Like Lucifer's Wings were a direct translation. Other times, it turned out not-so-fine due to conflicts with local dialects.
For example the wizard costume below was originally named 'Rosa Canina'.
Which is actually a pretty name and in reality, the species of a rose. But in one of the S.E.A dialects, Hokkien, the Canina term would actually mean something along the lines of doing something really dettol-inducing to yo' mama.
We renamed it to 'The Scarlet Belle' instead, since it looked like a costume from 'Gone with the wind'.
We also wanted to use modern references where possible and so when we spotted this, DG, who was the ultimate Iron Maiden fan, had the perfect name for it - '2 Minutes To Midnight'!
More movie references came our way with The Sound of Music. Lorch's costume which reminded us of that of a yodeler, inspired the name 'The Lonely Goatherd':
As the night droned on, we started to set even higher standards for ourselves.
"Finally! We are down to the last package. This package gives 3 Lucifer Wings at the 14,300 G-Points. What shall we name it?" DG asked.
"Dante's Package?"
"Oh, how about Hellgate: Granado Espada?"
"Hell-hath-no-fury-like-a-woman-scorned package?"
More suggestions bounced off the walls but none of them seemed to really 'click' into place.
"Wait guys, we are thinking too much of Lucifer and hell. Let's backtrack from that and try to think out of the box a bit. Now, let's think of it from a gamer's perspective. If you had 3 Lucifer Wings, what state of mind would you be in?"
Pause. Contemplative Silence.
"Pwnage!" I replied as we all burst out laughing.
And so. Pwnage Package, it is. ;)
8 comments:
Nice update on the next patch..really looking forward for other info's ^^..Btw Hrin, does the 3 Lucifer's Wings have time period too?? Just curious and interested^_^. Thanks.
Yes, there is a time period of 30 days. :)
oh my god no.... the names :(
why change it. ;_;
The naming convention is loosing the European feel. Too much english-ness.
Respect the original ._.|||
changing names are fine. :)
I will get the Wizard costume as soon as it comes out... and I'm not joking.
Oh and Brunie's costume.
And any other good looking costume as well.
Man... I hope you guys put them cheap for the first week because I need to do quite a lot of shopping from the item mall and only have 40 dollars saved for all that... which is only enough for 72,000 GP (or was it 70,000?)
Erm...is the Samurai Costume for Fighters coming out too?? ^_^
"Scarlet Belle" sounds very cool, but it's not the original :(
I always prefer the respect of original version (that sounds cool too).
Rosa Canina and Naharu Rosa were a good pair.
Anyway, I'm happy to know that we are going to have the 2.4 version soon, and maybe I'll buy that costume for Lorch, that makes him look as a schoolboy XD
Then I hope to find wings in the new boxes, and I like female Wizard new hairstyle :)
What's the meaning of Pwnage?
You could call it Inferno Trio XD
I'm dismayed... my blog is not part of GE links ... But i'll forgive you CM Hrin if you take a peek at my blog! LOL! ^^v
http://thediaryofsigrid.blogspot.com
I uber miss playing GE. Work has got me all tied up. ~_~"
*just thinks salary is worth buying Cath's new outfit* XD
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