Archosaur was the name Chinese devs already had...

june
june Posts: 0 Arc User
edited August 2008 in The Fanatics Forum
I was really surprised to see it, but "Archosaur" was the English name original envisioned for the city in Perfect World China. The following is the original company logo of "祖龙" ZuLong which the founders used "Archosaur" as the English Company name, before it became Perfect World Co., Ltd.

archosaur.jpg

In a way, I shouldn't have been surprised. -.-
But that is a really cute lizard!
Edited:

Sorry it took me so long to check this post, but I have been busy.

By the way, that is from the original Perfect World. Perfect World Co, Ltd. (PWRD) used to be call "祖龙", when it was founded in 2004, and the "祖龙" Chinese Company founders translated that name to English as "Archosaur".

If you've played the game at w2i.wanmei.com, you will see the name of the city that people on MY-EN know as "Ancient Dragon City" is called "祖龙城" which the Chinese developers translate as Archosaur City.

This map shows where ADC is called "祖龙城" if you've never played a Chinese version of Perfect World.
http://w2i.wanmei.com/war/images/image003.jpg
http://w2i.wanmei.com/war/images/image001.jpg

These are articles saying how the original company name was "祖龙", whose English name was Archosaur.
http://news.pchome.com.tw/science/gamebase/20080803/index-12177307735276661005.html
http://news.jobg.cn/JOBGyuanchuangzhuanqu/qiyebaodao/2008/0528/26618.html
http://www.gamebase.com.tw/news/gb_news.html?sno=83512148&news_category=2

PWRD is Nasdaq symbol for Perfect World Co., Ltd. This is one of their official company sites. They refer to ADC as Archosaur.
http://www.pwrd.com/html/en/news_c_071127.html

Beijing, China (November 26, 2007)
...
The Company provides many new features in the "Special Annual Edition," including "first class territory combat" in Archosaur and Wanliu cities, a new Tianshu system for different classes, coupons for learning new Xianmo skills and for a limited 7-day period, Perfect Treasure Box, which includes pets with strong attack powers and Ultimate Magic Stones　etc.
...



Anyway, I had no idea that this was such a big deal on the forum. I only posted the pic, because it's just so... well... kind of... like... Engrish.

But I don't want to put down the name Archosaur. Archosaur is also the English name of the original Perfect World company. I still vaguely remember it too from the Chinese news sites I've read. So it's not just the name the developers originally envisioned, but it's also a tribute to the original name of the company. It's a landmark of how far they've gone, that now they have a subsidiary on the other side of the world.

Congratulations Perfect World Co., Ltd.. May you have success, and also bring over to International, Chibi (really nice historically based MMORPG) and Zhuxian (amazing MMORPG), Wuling and even Hot Dance Party!
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  • ren
    ren Posts: 662 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    Uploading a stupid image to photobucket does not make a bulls*** statement true.
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  • rena
    rena Posts: 184 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    As Ren said it a bit hard to believe that some like that would come out of the blue, people been arguing over what orginal was for awhile. But source would be most appriated.
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  • anima
    anima Posts: 5 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    if you can ever read chinese, you will know ^^. ADC is ADC, cant change that.
    Why...so...serious?

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  • june
    june Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    Sorry it took me so long to check this post, but I have been busy.

    By the way, that is from the original Perfect World. Perfect World Co, Ltd. (PWRD) used to be call "祖龙", when it was founded in 2004, and the "祖龙" Chinese Company founders translated that name to English as "Archosaur".

    If you've played the game at w2i.wanmei.com, you will see the name of the city that people on MY-EN know as "Ancient Dragon City" is called "祖龙城" which the Chinese developers translate as Archosaur City.

    This map shows where ADC is called "祖龙城" if you've never played a Chinese version of Perfect World.
    http://w2i.wanmei.com/war/images/image003.jpg
    http://w2i.wanmei.com/war/images/image001.jpg

    These are articles saying how the original company name was "祖龙", whose English name was Archosaur.
    http://news.pchome.com.tw/science/gamebase/20080803/index-12177307735276661005.html
    http://news.jobg.cn/JOBGyuanchuangzhuanqu/qiyebaodao/2008/0528/26618.html
    http://www.gamebase.com.tw/news/gb_news.html?sno=83512148&news_category=2

    PWRD is Nasdaq symbol for Perfect World Co., Ltd. This is one of their official company sites. They refer to ADC as Archosaur.
    http://www.pwrd.com/html/en/news_c_071127.html

    Beijing, China (November 26, 2007)
    ...
    The Company provides many new features in the "Special Annual Edition," including "first class territory combat" in Archosaur and Wanliu cities, a new Tianshu system for different classes, coupons for learning new Xianmo skills and for a limited 7-day period, Perfect Treasure Box, which includes pets with strong attack powers and Ultimate Magic Stones　etc.
    ...



    Anyway, I had no idea that this was such a big deal on the forum. I only posted the pic, because it's just so... well... kind of... like... Engrish.

    But I don't want to put down the name Archosaur. Archosaur is also the English name of the original Perfect World company. I still vaguely remember it too from the Chinese news sites I've read. So it's not just the name the developers originally envisioned, but it's also a tribute to the original name of the company. It's a landmark of how far they've gone, that now they have a subsidiary on the other side of the world.

    Congratulations Perfect World Co., Ltd.. May you have success, and also bring over to International, Chibi (really nice historical base MMORPG) and Zhuxian (amazing MMORPG), Wuling and even Hot Dance Party!
  • karmelia
    karmelia Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    Nice research job. And so it does p^rove that the true name of the city is indeed Arcosaur.

    Even if I don't like it much.... But at least we know why they choose that name.
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  • godcrusher
    godcrusher Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    祖龙 = Ancestor of Dragon or Dragon Ancestor.

    Archosaur as as close to a live dragon if there was such as possible.

    http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/dragons/profiles/profiles.html

    Though this is more westernized, doesn't fit the Eastern Dragons :s
  • mystic
    mystic Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    Name's still ****ing horrible.
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  • kelo
    kelo Posts: 107 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    So it seems it is indeed the original name. I preferred Dragon City, but now I understand why they called it that way.

    I can't say it bothered me that much to begin with... I only really have problems with "squads" xD
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  • rena
    rena Posts: 184 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    june wrote: »
    Sorry it took me so long to check this post, but I have been busy.

    By the way, that is from the original Perfect World. Perfect World Co, Ltd. (PWRD) used to be call "祖龙", when it was founded in 2004, and the "祖龙" Chinese Company founders translated that name to English as "Archosaur".

    If you've played the game at w2i.wanmei.com, you will see the name of the city that people on MY-EN know as "Ancient Dragon City" is called "祖龙城" which the Chinese developers translate as Archosaur City.

    This map shows where ADC is called "祖龙城" if you've never played a Chinese version of Perfect World.
    http://w2i.wanmei.com/war/images/image003.jpg
    http://w2i.wanmei.com/war/images/image001.jpg

    These are articles saying how the original company name was "祖龙", whose English name was Archosaur.
    http://news.pchome.com.tw/science/gamebase/20080803/index-12177307735276661005.html
    http://news.jobg.cn/JOBGyuanchuangzhuanqu/qiyebaodao/2008/0528/26618.html
    http://www.gamebase.com.tw/news/gb_news.html?sno=83512148&news_category=2

    PWRD is Nasdaq symbol for Perfect World Co., Ltd. This is one of their official company sites. They refer to ADC as Archosaur.
    http://www.pwrd.com/html/en/news_c_071127.html

    Beijing, China (November 26, 2007)
    ...
    The Company provides many new features in the "Special Annual Edition," including "first class territory combat" in Archosaur and Wanliu cities, a new Tianshu system for different classes, coupons for learning new Xianmo skills and for a limited 7-day period, Perfect Treasure Box, which includes pets with strong attack powers and Ultimate Magic Stones　etc.
    ...



    Anyway, I had no idea that this was such a big deal on the forum. I only posted the pic, because it's just so... well... kind of... like... Engrish.

    But I don't want to put down the name Archosaur. Archosaur is also the English name of the original Perfect World company. I still vaguely remember it too from the Chinese news sites I've read. So it's not just the name the developers originally envisioned, but it's also a tribute to the original name of the company. It's a landmark of how far they've gone, that now they have a subsidiary on the other side of the world.

    Congratulations Perfect World Co., Ltd.. May you have success, and also bring over to International, Chibi (really nice historical base MMORPG) and Zhuxian (amazing MMORPG), Wuling and even Hot Dance Party!

    Trully a great job, a few people susspected that it was named Archosaur in orginal sense in a few other versions it uses same name. Definitely proved it here, I am impressed. I always liked the name Archosaur so learning it is indeed the original is just icing on the cake.
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