Dev[1033]Class names

[Neptune]

This game reminds me of hipsters, nothing is wrong with being generic. Everything being unique and "innovative" is a terrible idea. I think we all know how well the hipster launch of this game went...

lol Xeno.

I would like Marauder to be renamed Axe Man.

[Cairdeas]

lol Xeno.

I would like Marauder to be renamed Axe Man.

Thats all Marauder means. XD Marauders were Frank Axe throwers.

[Mack]

I'm under the impression that the Japanese names for the classes are typical Black Mage, White Mage, etc...they just changed the NA names to "Americanize" them because we're all spam eating macho men on this side of the world.

[yukikaze_yanagi]

I'm under the impression that the Japanese names for the classes are typical Black Mage, White Mage, etc...they just changed the NA names to "Americanize" them because we're all spam eating macho men on this side of the world.

Lolno.
Keep your japan button out of names.

[Kallera]

lol Xeno.

I would like Marauder to be renamed Axe Man.

: plays Mega Man boss selection jingle:

[Cairdeas]

I'm under the impression that the Japanese names for the classes are typical Black Mage, White Mage, etc...they just changed the NA names to "Americanize" them because we're all spam eating macho men on this side of the world.

No they are not.

クラス
格闘士／剣術士／斧術士／弓術士／槍術士／幻術士／呪術士／採掘師／園芸師／漁師／木工師／鍛冶師／甲冑師／彫金師／革細工師／裁縫師／錬金術師／調理師

which translates to

Class
Professional wrestling / professional fencing / professional art ax / professional archery / professional spearman / illusionist / professional magic / teacher mining / teacher Horticulture / fisherman / teacher carpentry / smiths / armorer / chaser / leatherworker / tailor / alchemist / cooks

http://www.eorzeapedia.com/2011/04/0...ditional-jobs/ explains it

[Neptune]

: plays Mega Man boss selection jingle:

lol nice !

[Mack]

Lolno.
Keep your japan button out of names.

lolok
I used my Japan button too soon I guess? (I still wish we had emote just to show you how sarcastic I'm being).

No they are not.

クラス
格闘士／剣術士／斧術士／弓術士／槍術士／幻術士／呪術士／採掘師／園芸師／漁師／木工師／鍛冶師／甲冑師／彫金師／革細工師／裁縫師／錬金術師／調理師

which translates to

Class
Professional wrestling / professional fencing / professional art ax / professional archery / professional spearman / illusionist / professional magic / teacher mining / teacher Horticulture / fisherman / teacher carpentry / smiths / armorer / chaser / leatherworker / tailor / alchemist / cooks

http://www.eorzeapedia.com/2011/04/0...ditional-jobs/ explains it

Ok thanks for this, I guess it was just that they were named differently and they were.

[Captaindownsyndrome]

^ lol ......................

[toshimoog]

So here's my spiel on the job names... (edit: sorry if this has been done already; it looks like it might have judging on the above posts)

I play the game in Japanese, and while I enjoy the game while waiting for new updates, the job names are SO bland. Let me spell it out for you:
These are the literal translations of the Japanese job names.

Pugilist - 格闘士 - Hand-to-hand fighter
Gladiator - 剣術士 - Sword fighter
Marauder - 斧術士 - Axe fighter
Lancer - 槍術士 - Spear fighter
Archer - 弓術士 - Bow fighter
Conjurer - 幻術士 - Illusion Fighter (Illusionist sounds nice here)
Thaumaturge - 呪術士 - Curse Fighter (Curse Mage? idk sounds pretty good I guess)

The bottom two kinda worked, but using the same kanji attachment for just about every single job got boring.
Here's a few from FFXI (need I remind you that these job names were used since the BEGINNING periods of FF) that were much catchier in Japanese (and in English too I must say):

Warrior - 戦士 - Warrior
Monk - モンク - Monk
Thief - シーフ - Thief
White Mage - 白魔道士 - White Mage
Black Mage - 黒魔道士 - Black Mage
Red Mage - 赤魔道士 - Red Mage
Paladin - ナイト - Knight
Dragoon - 竜騎士 - Dragon Knight

etc. etc. etc.
They kept catchy names in both languages, and the translations were pretty direct. The thing that bugs me about FFXIV is that job names were originally thought up in Japanese (of course) and they are so boring. The English names are kinda catchy, but where do these words come from?? Certainly not Final Fantasy lore.

Now I've been reading some threads that maybe the staff's plan is to release traditional job names as titles for combining certain TYPES of class abilities together, in which case would make sense for the basic-as-can-be class names, being just categories for fighting styles. We'll just have to wait and see what they do. I personally would have rather just had regular jobs like in every other traditional Final Fantasy game.

And honestly, wanting the same jobs that have been around in Final Fantasy for 25 years is NOT asking for FFXI-2. We can still have a new storyline, a new world, new characters, and still use the same jobs. They did that for at least 8 or 9 different titles and they all worked.