Dear YoshiP, please stop misusing the word "raid".

[KumaAkuma]

吉田氏：
　そこ は，レイ ドという 単語の捕 らえ方だ と思いま すよ 。例え ば「 WoW 」（World of Warcraft）のレ イドっ て5人，10人 のやつ がある 一方で，20 人越えの やつは「 そんな に人を集 められ ないよ」 って寂 れてい たり，完全 にハード ゲー マ ーコンテ ンツ化し ていま す。「EQ」（EverQuest）から 始まっ たよう な，レイ ド＝大規 模 PvEって捕 らえ方 ではな く，攻略 性の高い コンテ ンツ， と 僕は考え ていま す。
YoshiP: That depends on how you take Raid, for example in WoW there are Raids that are for 5 players, 10 players, and also 20+ “Hard to get that much people” type of stuff. Stuff for hardcore gamers. I am thinking as raid is contents that requires strategy, unlike EQ (EverQuest) raid=large-scale PvE.

4Gamer：
　それで は，プロ デューサ ーレター に書い てあるレイ ドダンジ ョンも ，大規模 戦とい うよ り，攻略 をメイ ンとした高難 度コンテン ツとい うことで すか。
4Gamer: So like it says on the producer letter, the Raid Dungeons are more of strategy content rather than a large-scale content correct?

吉田氏：
　そう ですね。イ ンスタ ンス化し て，誰 にも邪魔 されない 環境 で，8 人で徹 底的に攻 略して くださ いとい う内容に なります 。以前 のアン ケートで もそう ですが ，今後レ ターの 中で，レ イドと は区別 して，大 規模 PvE は大規 模 PvE と呼ぶと 思い ます。
YoshiP: Yes, making it instanced and not being distracted by others. Having 8 players build a strategy to clear/complete. In later letters most likely will call a large-scale PvE, a large-scale PvE not Raid.

From: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/14633-New-interview-from-JP-4gamer-site



Dear YoshiP,

I know I'm nitpicking, but it's really frustrating that you're misusing this word. You reference WoW, which is a good thing since a lot of people learned the term overthere, but your explanation is incorrect...

In WoW a raid is formed when the size of one party is not enough. When you switch to raid style, you're able to bind up to 8 parties together. Making it possible for up to 5x8= 40 people to play together.

The properties of a raid are also different from a normal party. In a raid, you are unable to complete objectives of standard quests and minitargets of all raidparties, with their members, will become available. Plus /raid chatting (similar to /party) is enabled to cover all the parties.

In WoW "raids" are associated with large-scale PvE (and also large-scale PvP), because you start using raids for content that's designed for a minimum of 10 players.

The term you should be using for content that's instanced and requires strategy is "dungeon" or just plain "instance". A dungeon for a regular party is never called a raid in WoW.

A "raid dungeon" in FFXIV would be a dungeon for large-scale PvE content: 16+ players (atleast 2 parties bound together)

I hope this post is clear enough to show the proper use of the words "raid" and "dungeon"/"instance".

[AeraLucis]

Um, this isn't WoW? Why must we adopt their terminology?

[Platinumstorm]

Well, to be fair, when I think of a raiding party I think of a larger scale party. That extends beyond WoW terminology.

[Wolfie]

Who cares? It's a word.

[Wolfie]

Well, to be fair, when I think of a raiding party I think of a larger scale party. That extends beyond WoW terminology.

"Raiding parties" have no minimum member requirement. One man can do "raiding", i.e. "I just raided my room mate's fridge".

[Wynn]

By the textbook definition of the word, the XIV dungeons are indeed raids. Of course, so is most every kind of mmo content.

I agree with Wolfie's sentiment. Who cares?

[TonyMontana]

Um, this isn't WoW? Why must we adopt their terminology?

While I agree, wow is the standard and the most commonly played MMO in existance.

[Elexia]

Who cares? It's a word.

It seems to be that huge of a thing to western players if you misuse terms that they've actually changed the meaning of

[Wolfie]

It seems to be that huge of a thing to western players if you misuse terms that they've actually changed the meaning of

I honestly don't care what they call 4-8 player instanced dungeons with a 60 minute time limit. They can call them raids, assaults, forays, hootenanies, "4-8 player instanced dungeons with a 60 minute time limit", whatever. it makes no difference whatsoever. Why do people care so much?

[Wynn]

While I agree, wow is the standard and the most commonly played MMO in existance.

I don't think WoW is the standard, though it is the most known. Almost everything it does was taken from games that came before. Those pioneers are the real standard. The younger gamers get, the less people recall there was a time before WoW.

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