[DO NOT TRY TO SELL IN HERE] Pimp Legacy Decks

[Magik321]

28 foil crystalline slivers. Yes they are for sale too.

[TrialByFire]

Somebody alert Pinder STAT

[Poesjuh]

Nice :) To bad the market price for foil crystallines these days are not so high anymore.

[Magik321]

Some test prints I have.

[The Rack]

How and where do you get those?

[Skeggi]

I still can't believe how fugly those things are o.O

[Mirrislegend]

Nice :) To bad the market price for foil crystallines these days are not so high anymore.

Really? What price is that? I can only find them at 15 a pop, which seems plenty expensive for a non-staple.

[Poesjuh]

Really? What price is that? I can only find them at 15 a pop, which seems plenty expensive for a non-staple.

If you compare it to at what cost that came at the market, 15 is a bargain.

[montanhas18]

Just so we get this straight: Portuguese cards have stupid names. They are not "brazilian portuguese names". We brazilians also hate them. Apparently, Wizards of the Coast has never been able to get a decent translation team to Portuguese. Not only card names use words no one knows, but also they use ways of saying things that dont really work.

One strong example for this is Voidslime. Had it been Void Slime, we would have a reasonable translation, but it was decided to keep the single name word, so they just stuck things together in a word that sounds so ridiculous it became a running joke in Brazil.

Then there is a lot of blatant mistakes. Kill Switch, as far as I know, is not a Deadly Button or anything along that lines. Miren is not a Moaning State of Wellbeing. It even has a fricking fountain in the ilustration.

In short, portuguese cards have weird texts and mainly names, which happen to please neither Brazilians nor Portugueses.

Just for the record WotC never tried to use Portuguese-Brazilian translators for the cards. Even when it had a full translation team for each language (I should know, I worked in the Portuguese-Brazilian one). They only used the team for documents (judge's test, FAQs, etc).

IIRC what they FINALLY decided to do to cut back on the idiotic mistakes was have a L3 judge review the translation. They gave the job to a Brazilian judge (obviously, much bigger market) called Svaldi. Great guy, great judge, I'm sure he did - and is doing - a great job. I'm also sure he would only touch card texts.

He probably won't fix card names, flavor texts, etc. From what I heard giving him the job was a good idea. On the first set he worked they had changed translation companies and the card texts were all messed up. Even old stuff like "first strike" or something has the remainder text totally wrong.

I don't know who does the card names, or the flavor texts. What I DO know is that it's a VERY tough job. I did it for another card game and I call tell you it's very, very hard.

Try this for size: translating the amazing card name "No Rest For The Wicked". Now check out how each language did it: http://magiccards.info/10e/165.html

As for Voidslime... you might want to check out the Italian and Spanish version. And remember the translator has to follow rules for each set and card.

As for what turns into a running joke... I spent ten years hearing Portuguese players joke about "card" and "deck" not being translated in Portuguese-Brazilian. Well, it turns out it's because Brazilian law doesn't find it kosher.

[Pinder]

Somebody alert Pinder STAT

Consider me alerted. Magik, what do you want?

[Bryant Cook]

I want 4 of those Cities.

[The Rack]

How and where do you get those?

[Wallace]

I want 4 of those Cities.

It's to bad there not tournament legal, they have white backs.

[kicks_422]

Why do all the test prints have Judgment symbols on them? And how much is the fair price of Foil Crystallines? They're selling really low here.

[Magik321]

I sold off all 28 Foil Slivers already at $15 each. I might be able to get more. though.

I got the genesis and city of brass test prints via a private deal.

[Mr.C]

Just for the record WotC never tried to use Portuguese-Brazilian translators for the cards. Even when it had a full translation team for each language (I should know, I worked in the Portuguese-Brazilian one). They only used the team for documents (judge's test, FAQs, etc).

IIRC what they FINALLY decided to do to cut back on the idiotic mistakes was have a L3 judge review the translation. They gave the job to a Brazilian judge (obviously, much bigger market) called Svaldi. Great guy, great judge, I'm sure he did - and is doing - a great job. I'm also sure he would only touch card texts.

He probably won't fix card names, flavor texts, etc. From what I heard giving him the job was a good idea. On the first set he worked they had changed translation companies and the card texts were all messed up. Even old stuff like "first strike" or something has the remainder text totally wrong.

I don't know who does the card names, or the flavor texts. What I DO know is that it's a VERY tough job. I did it for another card game and I call tell you it's very, very hard.

Try this for size: translating the amazing card name "No Rest For The Wicked". Now check out how each language did it: http://magiccards.info/10e/165.html

As for Voidslime... you might want to check out the Italian and Spanish version. And remember the translator has to follow rules for each set and card.

As for what turns into a running joke... I spent ten years hearing Portuguese players joke about "card" and "deck" not being translated in Portuguese-Brazilian. Well, it turns out it's because Brazilian law doesn't find it kosher.

No offense, but how do I get your former job?

Voce tem MSN? Queria te perguntar uns bagulhos, relacionados a erros de traducao no passado :p

[montanhas18]

No offense, but how do I get your former job?

Voce tem MSN? Queria te perguntar uns bagulhos, relacionados a erros de traducao no passado :p

No offense taken, obviously

How I got my job... I started writing for Mindripper, then started doing even coverage for WotC, then started writing for Star City, then started writing for Sideboard, then wrote - for free - for a PT Magic magazine... then the translation chief decided he wanted a PT guy in the PT-BR translation work...

No MSN, sorry. I'm at work most of the day... I'm AMAZED they haven't blocked these foruns as well. I'll try to PM you my home e-mail.

[sadface]

The foiled part of my Spring Tide deck. Cards are for sale. Make me an offer I can't refuse!









Just add some foiled Brainstorms and you're good to go.

Also, if you happen to own a playset of signed Turnabouts, send me a PM.

[J.V.]

I know it has the gross FNM stamp but this one actually looks cool. November's FNM promo (October is Serrated Arrows).

[n00bas4urus_r3x]

A resounding "Meh" on the art.