Viper would of been better if it had a different name

[Darkobra]

Not to mention, if they *really* wanted a name that coalesced "Thief" and "Ranger", as well as give people a clearer "Corsair" fantasy, "Hunter" would have been, imo, more appropriate. Because what follows from the name "Hunter" is a "Treasure Hunter", which would bring in a nice little bit of Locke Cole thievishness to round out the class, as well as better reflect the expac's "gold" theme.

Thing is, Zidane also said he was going to be a great treasure hunter. There's even Alleyway Jack who tells you his real name once you collect enough treasure chests.

Hunter would have definitely been more on point. Viper just hasn't sold me. I'm just hoping there's something bigger we're missing right now.

[Iscah]

But, as I observed, how crummy is it that Ninja lost a unique and very Ninja-y themed skill only to have a class try to stretch "Kiss of the Viper" into an entire job concept?

If ninja had lost Kiss of the Viper and the new job popped up shortly after, you might have an argument there, but it's been gone for years at this point. At most it's a nod to something long lost from the game, or the job viper could be named after something else entirely.

After Sage used the "snake" motifs with Addersting/Addersgall and arguable "fang" weapons, I don't think any name can really excuse the fact that Viper is just the same motif all over again.

It doesn't seem like the same motif at all to me. "Addersgall" conjures up alchemy references to me; nothing to do with fighting in a style inspired by snakes. I never would have connected sage to that idea, and I don't believe any concept art has either.

Also, I hadn't originally realised both the posts I quoted are from the same person. Both of them seem to be "viper is unoriginal because it's taking all its imagery from [single existing thing]", but they're different things.