Terminology. Why does it bug me and others?

[Nadiya]

Until then you should throw more DOTS

But on topic, I prefer to just use the full phrase/word so I don't get confused, like Archer and Arcanist. Then again, I'm a fast reader and don't mind non abbreviations.

[amnie]

I don't care where a term comes from. in fact people annoy me immensely when they try to force 'FFXI terms' upon us (eh, it's always been 'DD' in LOTRO too, and that's teh game I played the longest *shrug*)

it annoys me because this is .not. FFXI

'pally'? yeh that one I don't get simply because PLD is much shorter anyway. lol


btw...as someone who's played MMOs BEFORE WoW (in fact I never played WoW and usually have no clue what people mean with WoW terms unless I already know them from .other. games where they also use WoW terms instead of the game's terms.... like 'mt' used to confuse the HELL out of me in SWTOR because TOR DOES NOT HAVE TELLS IT HAS WHISPERS DAMMIT!! and LOTRO used 'wc' for 'wrong chat/channel')... DD for me is still 'direct damage', not 'damage dealer'. so the arguments about 'dps is not the job' is kind of funny to me, because 'dd' isn't the job, either

might as well do it old school old school and look for tanker, heals, dmg and mana pots ;D


edit:
hell yes, a TAUNT is ANY skill that will get the mob to you. you are TAUNTING the mob. it is NOT a specific skill. it's any skill that will put you on top of the aggro (enimity) chain. you only have one 'provoke' skill, but you'll get several taunts over the course of the 50 level.

[Hawklaser]

btw...as someone who's played MMOs BEFORE WoW (in fact I never played WoW and usually have no clue what people mean with WoW terms unless I already know them from .other. games where they also use WoW terms instead of the game's terms.... like 'mt' used to confuse the HELL out of me in SWTOR because TOR DOES NOT HAVE TELLS IT HAS WHISPERS DAMMIT!! and LOTRO used 'wc' for 'wrong chat/channel')...

Part of the reason I think wc didn't get adopted as wrong chat/channel for XI is in part due to the game having a strong international base. And wc can also stand for Water Closet, and for those not familiar, a Water Closet is a term for a Restroom/bathroom in other countries.

[madolyn]

the only term i hate is "toon".

other than that i don't really care.

[Ultimaetus]

I think DnD online has, Healers, Casters, and everyone else. With some variations to their actual role within the main categories

[BlaiseArath]

I don't mind people who use different terms. but personally I dislike the terms... "Threat" when used to describe your enmity/hate, "Taunt" used to describe the act of claiming enmity/hate, "Pally" to describe PLD, "Degen"(Apparently for DoTs?), people calling the Adds on Demon wall "Bees' when they're clearly Gnats and theres actually bee mobs in this game so idkwtf, "DPS" used to describe Damage Dealers... Basically i dislike most of the accepted "MMO" terminology wherever it generated from... And i know I'm missing a lot.

So yah, continue using them, Its cool by me, I just dislike em I don't hate the people who use it, Its just a long list of terms I'd never catch myself saying, thats all.

[Gunblazer42]

Degen"(Apparently for DoTs?

It's a prefix thing. To -re-gen you get health back over time. To -de-gen means to lose health over time.

That being said, the only term that annoys the hell out of me is "toon". Avatar I can get, but "toon"...

[Quesse]

I don't mind people who use different terms. but personally I dislike the terms... "Threat" when used to describe your enmity/hate, "Taunt" used to describe the act of claiming enmity/hate, "Pally" to describe PLD, "Degen"(Apparently for DoTs?), people calling the Adds on Demon wall "Bees' when they're clearly Gnats and theres actually bee mobs in this game so idkwtf, "DPS" used to describe Damage Dealers... Basically i dislike most of the accepted "MMO" terminology wherever it generated from... And i know I'm missing a lot.

So yah, continue using them, Its cool by me, I just dislike em I don't hate the people who use it, Its just a long list of terms I'd never catch myself saying, thats all.

Degen. that's a good one. lol. i saw someone say yesterday "I need a 50 GSM for a meld pst whisper"... huh? at least they got the pst part right. xD

[yokan]

Doesn't really bother me, unless it is used in the wrong context. DPS or DD (never used DD before), I don't care, if that's the standard here, then I can adjust to it. I won't enforce what I'm use to others.

On a not so important note, DPS actually means Damage Per Second, and is actually a statistic information, rather than a description of player roles. Compared to DD (which I assume means Damage Dealer), which is actually more accurate and appropriate in cases like "I'll be DD", rather than "I'll be DPS". But really, I don't care, I understand what the person is trying to say.

[AridElf]

People using PUG instead of PGL kinda bugs me, since to me a PUG has always been a random group thrown together. Or a dog if you want :P