2015-01-14, 09:06 PM
Hee hee, so in a game where a black unicorns can teleport an acid breathing dragon onto a distant mountain peak, we're wondering why an axe wielder suddenly uses a sword? 
Seriously, it is an odd change. It seems like Paladin/Black Knight should have been two optional paths when leveling up from a Knight, and the Barbarian route should have stayed pure axe-berserker. It might have something to do with the design team wanting to reuse each sprite a certain number of times and the Knight's re-palleted sprite already has a sword?
Rovole, Thank you for you input. 
Space considerations were rarely a factor, and then it was more about name width (after the variable width font) than number of letters. My problem with Vampire Lord was that I thought the "lord" part was Engrishy. Japanese stick a title like that on the end of names to signify "powerful" but in English it actually means 'ruler of something'. Since the Vampire Lords don't rule anything, I thought a different name that actually meant "powerful vampire" would be a more accurate and sound better. It was just a minor point so I changed it back since some people weren't happy.
Seriously, it is an odd change. It seems like Paladin/Black Knight should have been two optional paths when leveling up from a Knight, and the Barbarian route should have stayed pure axe-berserker. It might have something to do with the design team wanting to reuse each sprite a certain number of times and the Knight's re-palleted sprite already has a sword?Rovole, Thank you for you input.
Space considerations were rarely a factor, and then it was more about name width (after the variable width font) than number of letters. My problem with Vampire Lord was that I thought the "lord" part was Engrishy. Japanese stick a title like that on the end of names to signify "powerful" but in English it actually means 'ruler of something'. Since the Vampire Lords don't rule anything, I thought a different name that actually meant "powerful vampire" would be a more accurate and sound better. It was just a minor point so I changed it back since some people weren't happy.