http://imageboard.neko-sentai.com/_i...19dd961835.jpg
Didn't we make such a stink about them renaming chocobos to "horsebirds" back in 2010 for the japanese? Why must this make a comeback even calling chocobos hosebirds in the event......
*shakes his head and walks off*
And horsebirds make their (triumphant?) return? Really?
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01-01-2014, 11:35 AMRhasAnd horsebirds make their (triumphant?) return? Really?
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01-01-2014, 11:45 AMFelis
We have horseadventurers now, not horsebirds ^^
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01-01-2014, 11:50 AMHolyhunter
They didn't rename them, the team that was working on it was Chinese and it translates literally Horsebird in chinese, so that was what they were called in the beta. It wasn't a renaming, it was just a translation error. This is just a reference to that.
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01-01-2014, 11:53 AMRyans
I haven't done the event yet. Are there actually chocobo/horse hybrids or are you referring to the horse kabuto?
I'm fairly certain the horse kabuto is because it is going to the be the year of the horse and has nothing to do with horsebirds. -
01-01-2014, 11:59 AMRhasNo, it makes a reference to a 2010 thing that they should have just let die ;P I couldn't help but comment since even way back in 2010 the mistranslatoin irked me heheheQuote:
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That pic was an old one making fun of the "horsebird" aka chocobo. -
01-01-2014, 12:05 PMDuuude007
That's... kind of the point. They are poking fun at the translation.
You saw the lv 10 Western Thanalan fate called "Copied Peistes"?
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01-01-2014, 12:46 PMcotti
I'm sorry that you don't understand the concept of "humour", and one of the best kinds of it by the way: laughing at yourself, like Squeeny just did. The event is very nice, and a great touch.
I'm kidding on that first part. I have absolutely no pity for you, OP. -
01-01-2014, 01:06 PMGenzNope.Quote:
They didn't rename them, the team that was working on it was Chinese and it translates literally Horsebird in chinese, so that was what they were called in the beta. It wasn't a renaming, it was just a translation error.
http://ffxiv.zam.com/story.html?story=23333
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To put it simply: Old-timey Japanese is Chinese.