Quote Originally Posted by Sephrick View Post
The job names are classic Final Fantasy. The XI team didn't invent them.

There are certain things one expects when playing any Final Fantasy. Moogles, chocobos, classic job names and some guy named Cid. It like if Capcom made a Mega Man MMO and there's no mention of Mega Man or Dr. Light. It's just one of those series dipped in tradition. That's why it has such feverish fans.

There's nothing more "realistic" about calling a person with a sword and shield a gladiator as opposed to a paladin. Both were at one point in history "real."

And realism is a weak position for arguing anything in a game with dragons and magic and such.
^ This.

Why do some people think jobs originated from FFXI lol. Jobs are almost a staple to the FF name along with other familial things like airships, monsters, etc. It's just not a FF game without some familiar stuff from the franchise. I rather have the name "Black Mage" over "Thaumaturge" any day. You know you thought WTF when you saw that class name...