Referring to people by their class/job

[Unholychinchilla]

I generally prefer to use names (I will shorten the long ones because I'm not the quickest typist). I understand the reason for this but it does feel impersonal and as soon as somebody cools me "Healer" part of me starts prefering for them to be dickish should I make a mistake. Which trows me off my game a little. WHM also feels impersonal but is at least the most expedient way to get my attention.

That said, while I try to be friendly in DF, if you call me Zul (or Zulaster but honestly it's an unusual name and doesn't come as naturally when typing, so I'd never expect that) you've just made a friend for the duration of the Duty.

Calling by job/role bugs me as it's impersonal and lends a business-like air the run. If everyone uses names it tends to improve cameraderie in my experience. The best Duty runs for me are the ones where we chat and joke as we go (not just because they have a fun atmosphere but because communication improves competency) and I can't recall seeing that in a group where we're using job/role instead of name. That may just be my experience though.

[XNihili]

They do it in Maoyuu maou yuusha and no characters complained

[Silkerin]

I dont care, either way is fine by me XD but what i thought the momment i read your post was... "well it happens in every single game with a character with a title" like dragonborn, chosen undead etc. so some people might just be used to do that.
but what you think is annoying can also be the most reasonable for other people, some people might get a little annoyed if someone just started calling them by name so they use their ocupation as it is more respectful in their eyes.
some times the pplayer has hidden all names so he wouldnt know, maybe the person saw say 1 of the 2 whitemages do something or whatever but couldnt see the name of the one who did it so he just calls the job.
and of course some doesnt use the name because they dont want to be friendly, just want to be direct/agressive.

I imagine most of the times people use it without the intent to offend, so unless you are pretty sure it is an offense like " Black mage u suk" or whatever, why take offense?
people who uses this most likely dont know you and you dont know them, so in these kind of situation i think it is like when i casually talk with someone on the street, i dont call them by their names even if they tell me theirs, i call them sir, miss, mr, ms etc, the bus driver even if he has his name on the badge i wont call him by name, i will call him driver so he is sure i am talking to him.

in this case, if people are calling you by your job and you dont like it, just say you would rather be refered by name/nickname or just reply by calling them their jobs as well.

[Archadius]

My favourites are when people shout things like "FRONT DPS GET KEY!!", it's so much of a joke in fact, that my fiancée and I often shout things like that at each other when we PT with 1-2 people who've been scooped up by the DF. We get some weird looks at first, but people understand soon enough and have a good laugh.

In all seriousness though... Use people's names, don't be rude. It's not hard. In almost all cases, names can be abbreviated to 3-4 characters, which requires no more effort than calling someone "tank" or "BLM", yet the level of civility and respect that are retained in doing so... Very worthwhile and does not go unnoticed.

People call me Arc or Arch all the time, whether they actually know me personally or not matters little. I'm a player not an NPC.

[Caraway]

Like others have said it often depends on the tone associated with it. That said... I've found that most often the tone associated with someone using a job/class as an identifier instead of a name or shortening it's often not in a kind tone.

Talking "about" someone instead of "to" someone really makes it bad.

Personally, I prefer using someone's name or at least a short version of it.

[Fyce]

Please, call me "Sir Paladin Fyce Alvey" from now on. Uppercases included.
I have a full name and I'm a Paladin.
I will be highly offended if you just call me "tank".

So, yes, in the middle of the action, I'll ask you to look away from the fight, search for my job icon in the party list, look at my name, start typing it (fully), look again to see if there is no mistake, and then type your sentence. I will call you out and start an argument if you don't. And probably report you to the GMs for being offensive.

I don't care if you die while doing all of this. I'm a player, not an NPC. I have to right to be respected.

I'll votekick you is you say "tank plz go in the back of the room".


/sarcasm

[Tokochan]

I typically only call people by their class if we're in the middle of a fight and looking to type out someones name could be a little distracting especially the long ones XD.
But I get what you mean, if it's in a normal conversation it's a little rude but I've only ever seen people say it during a fight

[Skeith-Adeline]

I call players by their jobs unless there are more than 1 of said job. Had a few people get really pissy at me for doing such. No reason to get pissy lol. Just because we are partying together doesn't mean we have to be friends, just means we have a common objective. If you're kind then it is another sub-topic, but getting pissy over it is stupid. Love seeing them get pissed when I tell them to earn their name

[Ymal]

I can get that it makes it feels impersonal, but understand that it's usually much more easier and faster to type PLD/tank rather than the person's name. If you're 'offended' by someone calling you by your job name then please try to relax.
I often see people with long and complicated names, and let's be honest most of the time when you need to address someone directly in an instance it's in a fight or a 'fuckwedying' situation, (telling them to move, or a certain mechanic)
Those people will probably never see you again in their gaming life so you really shouldn't feel anger when it happens :/
I tend to call people by their character name if we are not in a fight and if it's not a freaking long and complicated name, but as mnk or healer i don't really have the time to make sure X name is typed correctly. I personally prefer people to call me MNK rather than they misspell my character name.

[Aurora-Pendragon]

I always try to call people by their names. The only exception is when I explain mechanics, since I talk about job roles and not people.