Change DPS forever, this cannot continue.

[Mikey_R]

Tank can also be classed as a verb, so really, the outlier is healer, being the only one that isn't a verb, so we should change that to 'heal'.

[Cabalabob]

Tank can also be classed as a verb, so really, the outlier is healer, being the only one that isn't a verb, so we should change that to 'heal'.

“I am a tank”
“I am a healer”
“I am a damage per second”

One of these things is not like the others.

[Saraide]

“I am a tank”
“I am a healer”
“I am a damage per second”

One of these things is not like the others.

Yea they are different in so far that no one says the last line like that.

[Alexandre_Noireau]

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No.

Yea they are different in so far that no one says the last line like that.

When you say DPS you describe an action, not a role.

No one says Damage per Second to refer to a role whose sole purpose is to do damage to the boss. Welcome to BAD English.

These kind of excuses are terrible.

The name of the role is Damage Dealer. The acronym to use in all interface should be DD .

[Mikey_R]

The name of the role is Damage Dealer. The acronym to use in all interface should be DD .

"Looks at game".

Nope, they definitely call them DPS here. even gets split into categories, Melee DPS, Physical Ranged DPS and Magical Ranged DPS.

Also, as I eluded to, tank is also an action as well as the role, so why can DPS not also refer to the role?

[Saraide]

When you say DPS you describe an action, not a role.

Evidently this is just your opinion. Good luck on your crusade tho.

[Mikey_R]

“I am a tank”
“I am a healer”
“I am a damage per second”

One of these things is not like the others.

1. My comment was meant to be a non serious snarky remark (sorry, British, it's just natural).

2. No one says Damage per Second to refer to a role whose sole purpose is to do damage to the boss. The term is DPS and the sentence; "I am a DPS" makes perfect sense. Just because it is an acronym in certain cases, does not mean it is always classed as an acronym, of which you can determine what is inferred based on the context of the statement made. Welcome to English.

[Darkobra]

“I am a tank”
“I am a healer”
“I am a damage per second”

One of these things is not like the others.

One of them is a vehicle?

[Alexandre_Noireau]

One of them is a vehicle?

In fact opposite to the popular opinion, tanks are quite vulnerable.

so why can DPS not also refer to the role?

Because it is not a role.
And what people calls whatever here doesn't matter at all - A million, a billion, a trillion people can be wrong, like in the case of this game, and truth still will stand above them all: I am only it's messenger.

[Mikey_R]

Because it is not a role.

Says who?

In fact opposite to the popular opinion, tanks are quite vulnerable.

Lets rename tanks then to better reflect the role they are trying to represent.