Just thought I'd start a discussion. I've recently been on a bit of a "Final Fantasy binge", and something I've been thinking about is the rather inconsistent naming-conventions for Classes and Jobs in FFXIV. For example, the Gladiator is basically a Squire, and the Paladin is basically a Knight, or even a Holy Knight (which existed in FFTactics). At the same time, though, you have the very direct translation of White Mage and Black Mage.

On the one hand, I kind of dig the "New" names. Conjurer, Thaumaturge, Gladiator -- those are interesting-sounding names, which play nicely with the expertly-localized text in the game. It feels more "true fantasy".

But on the other hand, there's something very nostalgic about things like the classic "Black Mage". When we ask for new Classes and Jobs, we always refer to them by their old names; would a Red Mage still feel like a "Red Mage", if he were called something else?

Personally, though; I lean towards the "New" naming convention. Instead of "Dark Knight" -- and let's just be real, if they ship a Job called Dark Knight, we're going to be battling Batman references for the next decade -- maybe name them "Soul Eater", after their signature ability. Or "Geomancer" could become "Earthcaller", or something else a little tougher-sounding".

But I wonder; what do *YOU* guys prefer?