Referring to people by their class/job

[seida]

I don't know... this is the norm on JP servers, probably because it's easier than typing a a name in romaji. So it doesn't bother me. If someone has a long or weirdly spelled name, it's annoying.

[Mikita]

I don't know... this is the norm on JP servers, probably because it's easier than typing a a name in romaji. So it doesn't bother me. If someone has a long or weirdly spelled name, it's annoying.

For JP servers, I think it may be an extension of how people interact in real life. We often call professional people by their job when we don't have any personal connection with them... so it's not considered offensive.

I've never been in a DF party with English speakers who used party chat, so not sure there.