It's called "Loot"

[Viridiana]

...Let's be real though xD

You're a Damage Dealer, you're not a Damage Per Second.

Too bad the game disagrees with you. >_>

[Felis]

Too bad the game disagrees with you. >_>

If you don't deal damage to your enemies as someone with a red role icon, you do something wrong
DPS is something for parser users

[Alukah]

If you don't deal damage to your enemies as someone with a red role icon, you do something wrong
DPS is something for parser users

The point is that the game itself calls that class role "DPS", not "DD".

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I understand where "lot" comes from, but most times I've seen it being used referring to "loot" instead of "casting lots".

(example, "he got got all the lot" or "no lot dropped for me")

EDIT: not saying every single person misuses it, just that it's widely misused.

[Zakalwe]

...Let's be real though xD

You're a Damage Dealer, you're not a Damage Per Second.

... and yet when the stars are aligned and the most commonly-played job type is a roulette's 'adventurer in need' SE describes it not as damage dealer/DD, but as DPS.

[Alukah]

... and yet when the stars are aligned and the most commonly-played job type is a roulette's 'adventurer in need' SE describes it not as damage dealer/DD, but as DPS.

Don't have go go that far, the duty finder itself says "DPS" on the top.

[Zakalwe]

Don't have go go that far, the duty finder itself says "DPS" on the top.

Ah, so true!

Another fun fact: while SE generally favours 'enmity', our game's hate meter is indicated by an 'A', presumably referring to the (for some) dreaded term 'aggro.'

[SinisterJoint]

...Let's be real though xD

You're a Damage Dealer, you're not a Damage Per Second.

DD never meant Damage Dealer though.... in the mmo world it means Direct Damage.

Any DPS class that doesn't use dots is a DD

[Xatsh]

DD never meant Damage Dealer though.... in the mmo world it means Direct Damage.

Any DPS class that doesn't use dots is a DD

In XI it ment Damage Dealer. Anything that had a primary purpose of killing the mob was considered a DD.

In XI:

Spike Dmg: Large Damage Burst but not sustainable over time (Drk, Drg, Blm, Rng, Sam)... on a graph these players would cause large spikes in dmg sometimes 2-3times higher then the sustained dmg. Aka like a sustained dps of 100 but they can spike it to say 300-400 for 20 secs every 3-4mins.
DoT (Damage Over Time): Mnk, Duel Wield War, Pup... on a graph it would be almost flatline with constant dmg. Aka say a constant 150dps that varies little.

[Sapphic]

...Let's be real though xD

You're a Damage Dealer, you're not a Damage Per Second.

SE disagrees with you XD

Since when did you que for a DD role in DF? it's listed as DPS. and wheres the DD subforum, tis called DPS roles

Tanks hit things to generate enmity, so they can be called Damage dealers too, as they deal damage to generate enmity ^_^

It's just like those who call Miqot'e Mithra, lalafells Taru etc.

[Nephera]

this thread is priceless.