DPS is flat out stupid. Bring back DD

[cammi]

lol. In the sam thread that was me who went " DPS DPS DPS DPS " lol. But that's what I came to know attackers as. I've never heard the term damage dealer and even I used to question DPS when I first started mmos. But that's what people call them so I just went with it. Good luck trying to change that one, it's so ingrained in everyone's mind. Great.. now I feel and look like a fucking spaz for making that comment in the other topic. Why do I fail at everything. Fuck me. :c

[Rufalus]

While all roles can deal damage, only one is focused on dealing the highest damage per second possible. Tanks sometimes need to take a defensive stance and healers sometimes need to heal because survival is their priority, so only DPSers are prioritising maximum damage output of the party. That's how I would make sense of it.

[ErryK]

This is just nitpicking...

[MilesSaintboroguh]

This is just nitpicking...

You have not been here long.

[ErryK]

You have not been here long.

I don't usually come to an insane asylum, no.

[dragonseth07]

I've always heard DPS in the MMO's I've played.

Honestly, I prefer it, because it implies something very important: your job is not just to do damage, it is to do as much damage as you can, as quickly as you can. THIS POINT SEEMS TO ELUDE PEOPLE IN DF for some reason.

[Balipu]

I've always heard DPS in the MMO's I've played.

Honestly, I prefer it, because it implies something very important: your job is not just to do damage, it is to do as much damage as you can, as quickly as you can. THIS POINT SEEMS TO ELUDE PEOPLE IN DF for some reason.

Bu....but...I'm a first timer. waaaaaaah

[Zojha]

Honestly, I prefer it, because it implies something very important[...]

DamageDealer in turn implies that those classes/jobs are the only ones that deal considerable amounts of damage, which is a relic from the times in which trinity games were actually designed with such a train of thought in mind.

[SpookyGhost]

It's time to get rid of Damage Per Second and bring back Damage Dealer!

Never gonna happen, friend. Best to just accept that DD = DPS and go on living your life.

[Millerna]

DD also used to mean Direct Damage (the opposite of DoT, Damage over Time) in various games, so people used to that will think DD meaning any dps class/job rather confusing