Atlus class name translations

[Benkyo]

Yay! for:
Hoplite, Arbalist and Wildling

Fair enough for:
Monk, Buccaneer, Gladiator and Farmer

Meh, for:
Zodiac and gender-dependant Prince(ss)

Boo! for:
Ninja

That's my take, anyway. Any thoughts?

Edited to upgrade my opinion on Buccaneer

[Lord Mutton Chops]

I like the buccaneer when it was pirate more, some goes for hoplite as a phalanx, and arbalist as a balista.

The rest of the names are fine though. Kinda eh on the wildling name, but it works well enough.

[Benkyo]

I agree that Pirate is better than Buccaneer, but the reason I don't like Phalanx, Ballista and Zodiac is that none of those nouns describe people or professions. Phalanx is like calling your class 'Square formation', Ballista is no better than 'Gun' or 'Bow' since there isn't anything like 'gunner' for such a weapon, and has the added bonus of being pronounced just like Barista with Japanese phonemes. Zodiac is no better than 'Constellations' but I can give Zodiac a pass for being just about exotic enough.

So on the whole I'm glad they changed what they did, I just can't understand Buccaneer and much prefer Shinobi to the Western Ninja.

There are so many alternatives for Pirate, too: Swashbuckler, Duelist, Rake... the list goes on.

[Maxine MagicFox]

The thing that I did not like about "Pirate" is that it denotes the character's profession. Now, I know there's really no way I can put this in the proper terms considering we are talking about what does amount to professions already, but to me "Pirate" is saying 'sealand thief who enjoy pillage and plunder' while Buccaneer leaves it open as just someone that loves the great wide ocean who may or may not possibly be a pirate.

It all goes down to that "make your own story" thing. To me, "Pirate" just seemed like it was already restricting my story choice in a slight way.

I hate that they kept Princess as is. I was hoping for the looser "Royal" or "Noble" or something to that effect which would, again, open up some of my story path choices. Purple-haired, for instance, looks to me like she could be from some branch family who could be struggling to wrestle the crown and the current heir and her are now undertaking a challenge for their right to the throne by forming a guild and figuring out the mysteries of the ocean before the other does. ^_^;;

Meh, I guess I'll just stick with blondie, then in the end, who is miss "OMG I, LIKE, READ THIS STORY, AND LIKE, I'M NOW SO GOING TO COPY IT AND GO ON, LIKE MY OWN ADVENTURE, YOU KNOW!" ....... :[ I get the feeling me and her are going to be at odds with each other and there will be much strife between her and the guild she forms. Her guild members are obviously going to be a lot smarter and more aware than she is. o_o Ooooh, or maybe she'll do really well and prove to me and the others that she IS worth something and has a natural talent for this adventuring thing.

[Benkyo]

Eh, I don't know. I think pirate is the broader term, to be honest. I guess they chose Buccaneer for the Caribbean association, but a buccaneer is just a Caribbean pirate, and historically more militarised and much more likely to raid inland as well as on the sea.

I suppose it does sound a bit more like an adventurer or swashbuckler than pirate does in modern use, I'll give you that.

I totally agree with you on the Prince thing. Noble or Royal would both be better.

[scy]

[eharper256]

I was also hoping to see Royals and Beast Royals. But yeah, as noted, some of my original backstories allow for deposed Princesses and suchlike. You can also have a non-crown princess quite easily, like in my D&D setting where all of the drakahn princesses literally fight for the right to be a crown princess and marry into the royal line.

And I already had a bitch on a different thread about Hoplite, when they don't seem much at all like Greek Spearmen.

I suppose I've come to terms with Arbalist, though it implies a Crossbow, rather than a Ballista.

I think most people were annoyed at Buccaneer simply because you now can't have Pirates vs. Ninjas. But, I personally, don't mind this one.

[beekee]

[gravejokler]

the names are weird

i agree, ninja=/=shinobi
lame
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[Lord Mutton Chops]

[Lord Zombie]

[ZetaBladeX13]

[Lord Zombie]

[KitsuAccalia]

[zamisk]

Ehh, I like Wilding as a name. Yggdroid isn't as bad as everyone says it is, either. The artwork for them sucks, but the name itself is fine.