Thoughts on Viper?

[CKNovel]

other than that I wish the name wasn't so... boring. Viper? really? I would've taken Blademaster or Swiftmaster or literally anything else.

Should SQEX renamme Dragoon into Lancer or Spearmaster then?

[GrimGale]

"the 2 fangs of a viper combine to give their enemies the taste of their sting"


Or something like that. It still makes me think of a poison based moveset

[VentVanitas]

How is blademaster less boring than viper ?

I'm just disappointed at how plain Viper sounds personally and the point I was making is that I would've taken any other name for it. does it matter what it's called? no, which is why I offhandedly said it in my original post in the first place.

Should SQEX renamme Dragoon into Lancer or Spearmaster then?

nope, didn't say that.

[Schwarzwind]

I loved the Rogue class but I could never really get into the Ninja playstyle. The Ninjutsus are just not my cup of tea.
Since Viper looks like a evolved Rogue job, I am really excited about the job reveal! Hopefully Viper's playstyle suits me more than Ninja does.

[Lunaxia]

I like the armor and basic look of it, and it's nice to see a rogue-adjacent job because I enjoyed it a lot before it evolved into NIN.

Not a fan of the chuunibyou name and feel with its vaguely RPR-reminiscent attack effects, though. It's pretty off-putting and feels like something a 13 year old would come up with and think is the coolest thing ever, lol. "He's got two swords!!! And they become one!!! And it's called VIPER!!"

[Kalaam]

Hello, you are playing a jrpg game with dark big sword guy, too angry to die smash the ground guy, ninja, samurai, scythe death summoner of doom guy, and you get the gist of it.
Every job is a 13 year old's idea of the coolest thing ever, and that's why they are fun. Be free ma' man.

[CKNovel]

nope, didn't say that.

The point wasn't to make a strawman argument, but to ask honestly why is "Viper" boring while "Dragoon" isn't?
Why have 2 different standards when both could have been named "Blademaster" and "Spearmaster"?

Viper has much more meaning behind its name, it could be an assassin group named the "Vipers", a reference to the use of 2 sharp swords just like Viper fangs.
On the opposite, I'd argue that "Blademaster" or "Assassin" are too plain and generic in contrary to Viper which makes reference to the deadly animal and the sword.

[Lunaxia]

Hello, you are playing a jrpg game with dark big sword guy, too angry to die smash the ground guy, ninja, samurai, scythe death summoner of doom guy, and you get the gist of it.
Every job is a 13 year old's idea of the coolest thing ever, and that's why they are fun. Be free ma' man.

I mean no one's going to argue with DRK being the infamous edgelord of the tanking quartet, but the rest at least are mainstays of RPGs/ the FF franchise and somewhat practically named and outfitted. Viper is honestly just dweeby, lol. You don't have to justify it if you do like it though, just enjoy.

[Derio]

I like the concept and the style of the job. Ninja is currently my favorite melee dps, but this one might take its throne for me.

[Zolvolt]

Viper is going to be awesome, just like every other melee job they've ever added