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It is simply unacceptable that a mistake this big was kept in the game. For those who don't know, in Portuguese, Scourge Illusionist has a battlecry instead of a deathrattle. "Why Bother? Why does that matter?" #Hearthstone 1/3 https://t.co/cVoyVzmoXn

It is simply unacceptable that a mistake this big was kept in the game. For those who don't know, in Portuguese, Scourge Illusionist has a battlecry instead of a deathrattle. "Why Bother? Why does that matter?" #Hearthstone 1/3 https://t.co/cVoyVzmoXn

  • machadogps
    Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)
    It is simply unacceptable that a mistake this big was kept in the game. For those who don't know, in Portuguese, Scourge Illusionist has a battlecry instead of a deathrattle. "Why Bother? Why does that matter?" #Hearthstone 1/3 https://t.co/cVoyVzmoXn

    • machadogps
      Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)
      How will a casual PT-BR player know that this card is not a battlecry, but a deathrattle? I've seen quite a few times people being fooled by this mistranslation. Mistakes aren't to be crucified, but to be kept this long? It's a disrespect to the playerbase. 2/3

      • machadogps
        Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)
        And this is not an isolated case. This also happened a LOT in Castle Nathria, specially at launch. I translated the issue to english so it's more visible, but look at what they translated Reveler's text to portuguese at launch. It's laughably bad. 3/? https://t.co/wFOiX5I2PD

        • machadogps
          Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)
          So what do I ask? Firstly, RESPECTFULLY share this. Retweet this thread to raise awareness and please, DO NOT FLAME ANYONE! I can assure you the people on fault aren't on twitter. I just want a good experience. @ZeddyHS @imik_plays @PlayHSBrasil @PlayHearthstone @alkali_layke

          • Alkali Layke
            Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)
            @machadogps @ZeddyHS @imik_plays @PlayHSBrasil @PlayHearthstone 👀👀

    • Busy_Peon
      Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)
      @machadogps That is an insane difference 😬 How the hell did this even get through in the first place!?

      • Old_GuardianHS
        Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)
        @Busy_Peon @machadogps This is actually a fascinating error that is really easy to make, although it should also be fairly simple to avoid. Let me tell you about the tools translators work with! 1/x

        • Old_GuardianHS
          Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)
          @Busy_Peon @machadogps Text strings are translated using a translation memory system. The tool scans a database of existing translations for matches and then shows the translator a suggestion, match percentage, and where the new text differs from the one in the database. 2/x

          • Old_GuardianHS
            Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)
            @Busy_Peon @machadogps So, when there is an effect that is worded similarly to something used as a Battlecry before, the TM pulls that string and suggests that to the translator. Yes, it marks that now this is a Deathrattle, not a Battlecry. 3/x

            • Old_GuardianHS
              Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)
              @Busy_Peon @machadogps However, if you're in a hurry or just a little bored (surely no one ever is at work!) it can be easy to miss the match rate and the difference and just click on accept and move on to the next string. 4/x

              • Old_GuardianHS
                Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)
                @Busy_Peon @machadogps Some companies complement their TM systems with term banks that store and check for crucial terminology. Hearthstone would be a great fit for this, as we have specific keywords. However, many companies don't care as it costs money to maintain terminology. And here we are. 5/5

                • Busy_Peon
                  Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)
                  @Old_GuardianHS @machadogps I appreciate the lesson. I guess I just assumed that a company like Blizzard would have more foresight, especially for Hearthstone, since the text is so important to playing the game. 🤷‍♂️

                  • Chadd Nervigg
                    Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)
                    @Busy_Peon @Old_GuardianHS @machadogps It's also a matter of volume. When we're making 300 cards, in 17 languages (or whatever it is), even a 99.95% accuracy means there's a mistake like this that slips through. MotLK is the largest expansion we've ever done, by a *large* margin, and it stretched us a lot.

                    • Chadd Nervigg
                      Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)
                      @Busy_Peon @Old_GuardianHS @machadogps These sort of mistakes are super unfortunate, and we try to avoid them. We're sorry when it does happen, and get them fixed as soon as we can.

                    • Dasuap_HS
                      Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)
                      @Celestalon @Busy_Peon @Old_GuardianHS @machadogps Isn't there a place where we could share those errors? Because in the italian translation, both Concotion and the old Poison cards have been translated with the same word "Mistura" so players got confused because of course new concotions don't interact with cards like Shank.

                      • Chadd Nervigg
                        Posted 2 years, 8 months ago (Source)
                        @Dasuap_HS @Busy_Peon @Old_GuardianHS @machadogps Yep, those get shared, passed along, and fixed. That's already fixed internally, just pending next client patch.
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