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

[Balbanes]

Anyone else notice a correlation between quality of threads & posts and time between patches?

[Wolfie]

(Quality of threads) = 1 / (Time since last patch)

[Reinheart]

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Just thought this is funny to post... sorry lol

[Nipa]

(Quality of threads) = 1 / (Time since last patch)

This won't do.

Let's start lower and fall faster:
q = exp(-t)

[Rowyne]

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.

I don't have a problem with Yoshi-P reinventing a word, but my problem does lie with the fact that he incorrectly understands how it's used in WoW.

In WoW:

5 man = Dungeon
10/25/40 man = Raid

And in WoW, dungeon difficulty is not the same as raid difficulty. Both require strategy, yes, but raids are more highly coordinated efforts. Dungeons are shorter content for more casual players and a means to get to endgame. Raids are endgame progression.

I had believed that in FFXIV, there would be a similar correlation. That 4-mans would be like 5-man dungeons. And that 8-mans would be like 10-man raids.

Perhaps this just means that all instanced content will require an equal amount of strategy. I'm not blowing a gasket about it, but he must understand that this choice of terminology for all instanced content will confuse some players.

[Seirra_Lanzce]

=.= if i read correctly..........................................

Yoshi P wanted to use another term for Raid in future zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Dragon]

Sorties is clearly the superior term for those that are not philistines.

Exactly. The best term to use for all of this is "sortie", since it is an elite term for missions in the real world.

[Renshi]

=.= if i read correctly..........................................

Yoshi P wanted to use another term for Raid in future zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Hah, you guys have done it again =D

[Starlord]

Hah, you guys have done it again =D

They Took the Word(s) Epic Fail to a whole new level....

[Nuru]

They Took the Word(s) Epic Fail to a whole new level....

Epic Fail... OMG are you referencing a WoW Epic Weapon!? You piece of &^%*!

In all seriousness though, whatever the hell these THINGS are going to be called, i will enjoy these THINGS and adapt to whatever the community starts calling these THINGS.