Terminology. Why does it bug me and others?

[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.