Dev[1033]Class names

[Kallera]

Black Mage = Black Magic. White Mage = White Magic. I'll give you Blue Mage but the other two say more about the class than the current names....who the hell even knew the word Thaumaturge existed before this game??? get real man. And on top of this, FFXI didn't create those names, they've been in plenty other FF titles too. This said I don't really care for a name change but your reasoning can be better.

Thaumatuge- from greek, means "miracle worker". Attributed to those who perform magic feats.

This class has been used in many other mmos before this one, doomwing thaumaturge, tae ew thaumaturge, wow's thaumaturges, and...

Vanguard Thaumaturge- Quadav Black mage in Dynamis.

[Shiyo]

This game has 3 classes, melee, archer, and mage. I doubt anyone actually cares about the actual class names, and cares more about how boring/bad/un-unique the classes are.

[Felis]

I can't wait to make my THM/RDM. Or would be a GLD/RDM better?

[Cairdeas]

I can't wait to make my THM/RDM. Or would be a GLD/RDM better?

GLD/RDM for Melee with magic assistance. THM/RDM for Magic an DoT specialization.

[Kailok]

First of what do you want a discussion or just flat out insult me with baseless statements?
You don't need to emphasise anything since my eyes and mind are good enough to read. Thaumaturge can have a lot of meanings. Some litteraly interpret it as folding up of the earth. Others read it as miracle worker, saint or magician.
Now let's be honest and try to compare this irrespective from the whole FF lore and history with blue or red mage. Now if you were to name it that way people with no previous experience with FF wouldn't have a clue what it is about.
But fine if you add so much values to colors as a characteristic of class name, then go ahead. For me it just looks like a lack of inspiration, there are great names out there which can people inspire or encourage to try such a class. But there are already enough colors out their in the real world, so I'm pretty sure that people with no previous FF experience (of which I expect this game to be open to as well) won't get overexcited over such a dull name.

Honestly, you're the one that came into the thread and started insulting the OP instead of just giving your opinion in a constructive way that you could create a discussion from. You could have gone about it much nicer. I get that you think the names are Generic, but honestly the majority of players want those names like Black Mage, Red Mage, and White Mage back. I understand that you don't, but most do. It's something familiar, something people loved in previous games and want to be able to truly play it in an open world. My buddy loves Black Mage. He can identify that Black Mage = I'm going to tear shit up with the craziest of spells. I honestly don't give a crap about the names, as long as the classes are identifiable and are put together well.

[Maat]

1. The whole reason XIV is in a bad condition is because they ignored FFXI.

2. The Japanese names are as generic as it can get.

3. The Japanese names for the classic names (they existed prior to XI btw) makes a hell of a lot more sense than the
current english names in XIV.

4. There's no Dark Mage.

THANK YOU... I mean the fact of the matter is people want features from 11 that will make 14 great... I mean does anyone realize that 11 is one of the best MMOs ever made? you cant just toss everything aside and expect the game to do well. Guess what they tried to do so and the game was a fail at launch..

There has to be a balance between old and new. As far as class names go im all for traditional names because people like it when SE recreates what people know and love from the series in new and exciting ways that's just the fact of any gaming company..

[Seif]

This game has 3 classes, melee, archer, and mage. I doubt anyone actually cares about the actual class names, and cares more about how boring/bad/un-unique the classes are.

Quoted for truth. There's also the crafting classes which all feel the same too.

[Dreamer]

Good grief people, they're just names. There are plenty of things in this game that need revision that are far more important than what name you tag on to a skillset.

[Elexia]

Good grief people, they're just names. There are plenty of things in this game that need revision that are far more important than what name you tag on to a skillset.

The classes/jobs which are in turn linked to the battle system are among one of the biggest problems in this game.

[Cairdeas]

The classes/jobs which are in turn linked to the battle system are among one of the biggest problems in this game.

Theres nothing wrong with the classes. Jobs haven't been introduced yet, as such roles also haven't been. Right now the biggest problem is its up to the player to chose what role they want to perform in a party and then load out their character with the skills appropriate to that Role. The Job system will implement roles for players to follow.