DPS is flat out stupid. Bring back DD

[Alexander_Dragonfang]

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

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

[Rocond]

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

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

[OMG]

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

[JustPlainLucas]

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

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

[JustPlainLucas]

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

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.

[Aylis]

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

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~!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JustPlainLucas]

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.

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

[JustPlainLucas]

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

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

[Alexander_Dragonfang]

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

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.

[JustPlainLucas]

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.

"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.