DPS is role name ?

[Reslin]

In Final Fantasy XI and some others that are older it was always the proper term DD (Damage Dealer)>

DPS was only used to specify gear attributes and damage per second totals.

It started to be incorrectly used by younger gamers who didn't understand terms correctly and changed from there, a large amount in WOW.

Hate to break it to you but DPS being used for "Damage Dealers" is older than FFXI. It didn't begin with WoW.

[Mythrella]

Yoshi calls them DPS

My friends call them DPS, DD, melee, ranged

I call them Spankers

I don't care what others call them as long as we're all communicating effectively, there's no reason to ♥

[Snitchie]

If im not wrong WoW spawned the DPS name. And im still arguing with my RL friends (they play wow). And talk can you come DPS? I shoot in, no you can not come as damage per second, but you can come as a Damage dealer.. (DD)

But words and phrases grow like time grows. Im using DD, and lol ppl using DPS. since a DD does DPS. Words are fun !

[seekerofpower]

If im not wrong WoW spawned the DPS name. And im still arguing with my RL friends (they play wow). And talk can you come DPS? I shoot in, no you can not come as damage per second, but you can come as a Damage dealer.. (DD)

But words and phrases grow like time grows. Im using DD, and lol ppl using DPS. since a DD does DPS. Words are fun !

You are wrong. DPS was used long before WoW. It was being used, at least, in Everquest. In fact, FFXI is one of the few MMOs that uses the term DD.

Also, to others who said DPS is what you do, not what you are: tank is what you do, heal is what you do, yet we use those to describe the role, so why wouldn't we use DPS to describe the role, as it is what you do.

[DwightParkman]

i perfer calling the healing role as a Medic, i hate it when people just call them "Heals"

its like the human language is getting butchered more and more by the year. i call the Tanking role a "Defender"

but since my terms are too "roleplayish" i get slamed by players for not sounding meta.

[BoomerOU]

MMO terms:

Character, Avatar, Toon, Char

Roll, Reroll, Create, Start

Enmity, Threat, Aggro, Hate

Dps, DD, Damage

Tank, Guard (generally used in mmos where the tank class has 'Guard' in title), meatshield

Tell, whisper, pm

Sleep, stun, CC, mez

Raise, res/rez

Each line is synonymous with itself, I'm sure there are more. The sooner people stop being sensitive about inconsequential subjects like semantics the sooner we can move on from at least some of the petty bickering. Please act like an adult and understand that people don't have to conform to your preferential name.

[Demetirus]

Some of the folks in here might benefit from this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7E-aoXLZGY

It's a section of one of Stephen Fry's talks, specifically on the use of language.

Remember: No one likes a pedant, folks.

[Snitchie]

Language evolves... there is no point in fighting it ! but I will still laugh a little inside when ppl call me or others for DPS :P

[BoomerOU]

Some of the folks in here might benefit from this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7E-aoXLZGY

It's a section of one of Stephen Fry's talks, specifically on the use of language.

Remember: No one likes a pedant, folks.

That video was amazing. Thank you for the post, very good indeed. You deserve all the likes.

[Eldaru]

I think some of the people in this thread need to read "The Language Instinct" by Steven Pinker. In addition to knocking some of you off your high horses, it's a good read. I would be perfectly happy to adapt and use DD instead of the DPS I'm used to, but the arrogance and xenophobic attitudes of a lot of the people on these forums made me reconsider. I decided to just use DPS and if it bothers you, good.