Terminology. Why does it bug me and others?

[Pandastirfry]

Couldn't agree more. I don't think it has anything to do with WoW hate, but rather learning this game's terminology. We have tells (not whispers), tanks have been asked to use taunt (which I'm assuming is provoke), guilds instead of linkshells/free companies, calling archer "hunter," and I think you get the point. lmao I think people have used one set of terms for so long, they tend to think they're universal.

Tanks get asked to use "taunt" because you have a few of them, in the case of GLD/PLD you have Shield Lob and Flash, both skills whose primary or only purpose is to generate enimity, these are collectively known as "Taunts" and the healer yelling that at the tank is leaving the choice of which one to use up to the Tank, just as long as them mob stops chewing on the healer.

and as to most people using Guild instead of Free Company/Linkshell... Guild is more ubiquitous as it has been used since the "Dawn of MMOs". A few games have sought to give them their own name (Free Company/Linkshell. Troop, League...etc) the catch all that most people understand is Guild.