DPS is flat out stupid. Bring back DD

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Originally Posted by TheMax1087

Everyone can deal damage, everyone can damage per second, but only a dps can deal more damage per second :D

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Everyone can damage per second, everyone can deal damage, but only a DD can deal more damage per second :D

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Originally Posted by Alexander_Dragonfang

Everyone can damage per second, everyone can deal damage, but only a DD can deal more damage per second :D

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I dream of a world where this is true in Duty Finder. But alas, Healer's and Tanks are commonly top DPS over DPS!

Hello, I'm posting in a 9 page thread about semantics.

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Originally Posted by Evangela

Lets call us Damagers, Attackers, or Strikers. No need to use the same term as other MMOs.

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I actually really like Attacker. If you consider the chocobo, his stances are Defender, Healer and Attacker, not DPS. It makes clear sense.

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Originally Posted by Hayward

I see update info isn't coming quickly enough for pedantic threads like this to crop up.

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I honestly don't care about the patch info. This was a thought on my mind at the time and I made the thread. Bored at work, not bored of waiting for patch info. And yes, it's pedantic. I don't like calling things terms that don't make sense.

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Originally Posted by Alexander_Dragonfang

Everyone can damage per second, everyone can deal damage, but only a DD can deal more damage per second :D

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Everyone can deal damage, everyone can damage per second, but only a DPS can DD like a DPS'ing DDER. From the peaks of Coerthas to Thanalan, DP - DP - DPServille DD~!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Cabalabob

Coming from ffxi, I still say DD and people say to me "why do you call it DD instead of DPS?"

I simply say "well think about it for a second, I'm a damage dealer, or, I'm a damage per second..."

Then they scoff at me and go quiet.

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See? You get it. Yeah, I came from FFXI as well.

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Originally Posted by Cakekizyy

DD was direct damage, to differentiate from DoT based classes.

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Even if they split up DPS into DD and DoT to differentiate, Damage over Time sounds just as bad as Damage Per Second.

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Originally Posted by Rocond

I dream of a world where this is true in Duty Finder. But alas, Healer's and Tanks are commonly top DPS over DPS!

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Again. Damage per second is something everyone does, Damage Dealers are specialists at it.

Calling a DD a DPS is like calling a Monk a healer because mantra and second wind, or calling dragoon a tank because of keen flurry.

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Originally Posted by Mugiawara

Then Jesus, call it DD. What's stopping you?
Now I know you're being serious. Who cares?
We all know what it means anyways. Someone who deals damage.
If people don't know go "DD = DPS" or vice versa.
You're not going to force people to say a term that you prefer.
Just like when people say 'Toons' [And that bugs the askdjkasdjk out of me]
I'm not going to tell people to say characters. Not that big of a deal guys.

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"Who cares?" I do. People who agree with me care. Hell, even the people who don't agree with me care to some degree by taking the time to tell me they don't care. :/ Yeah, it's not really a big deal. My life's not going to end as a result of continuing to be called DPS, although I'd rather not see DPS at all anymore. I'm a DD, but every time I que, I'm going to see my slot as DPS. I've just always been a fan of terminology making sense. I'm glad I created this thread regardless, because I did get a bit of enjoyment out of reading the debate of how the term tank is actually a misnomer.