(2015-01-13, 09:23 PM)HwitVlf link Wrote:About names, against my better judgment several were changed back in the last release including Vampire Lord. Paladin was never changed. "Cavalier" and "Avenger" were made up names by Atlus and are literally "Knight" and "Black Knight" in the Japanese- which is what I used in the translation. Is it that you want me to carry over Atlus' mistranslations or is it that you want me to always use the literal Japanese? Does anyone else have an opinion on this? I think Atlus made some stupid name mistranslations in places (like G-Scorpion) and I don't like the idea of continuing those.
The "Cat O' Nine Tails" name was too long for the menus so I used a less common ancient name for that whip "Nin Haler" (nine tails). I could use probably fit "Cat O' 9 Tails" but I think it looks bad.
Personally, I don't mind a number of translation differences. English speakers should be used to having multiple words and phrases referring to the same things, and frankly you shouldn't take English-translation advice from people who aren't fully familiar with the language. Don't feel bound to honor the original translation, you've already proven you can do a better job than the original translators.
As for the class names, Cavalier is workable synonym for Knight, since Cavalier refers to someone who follows a code of chivalry, much like what a knight is expected to. As for Avenger as Black Knight, Helrato in LoF comes pre-promoted as an avenger, and his bio refers to him(Helrato) as a black knight. Avenger is a full 4 characters shorter than "Black Knight," but with "Vampire Lord," you'd think character limits weren't an issue, though lets not fall into the fallacy that shorter names are preferable, just that excessively long ones should be avoided.
If you still think Vampire Lord is too long, there are a long list of synonymous words or phrases, such as regional folk names(Strigoi, Nosferatu,) or words alluding to his supernatural nobility(Count.) Or, as has been suggested before, to name the third-tier ghoul promotion just "Vampire" and the preceding tier something else. Orlock, Ghast, Gravier, Revenant etc.