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what a joke , some names are ok
bu it wont change .. its only being annoying
The class names are there to give people an idea of what the class will do in combat.
When people say scout, most players have somewhat of an idea of what the class will be. When people say vigilante, people have no idea what that class will be - as this thread can attest to.
Again, the point to the class names are not to "sound cool". This is not WoW trying to cater to pre-pubescent children.
There may well be some classes that us players are able to come up with a better name for - but there is absolutely no way we can come up for a better name for that class until we know what the class actually is.
Guess how many people care about you being annoyed.... a whopping 0. Unless you're going to tell me why you dislike the other names, don't type.
I said I PREFER it. If I were to make a list again, I'll leave it as scout, seeing that most of you dislike the change.
That class may well be built around the idea of being able to look ahead of a main force in game to spot potential enemies and report back.
If so, Scout is literally the only suitable name for it.
This is why you make posts like this. You ask the community's opinion on the name changes that YOU made. You ask their thoughts on YOUR opinions and you see whether they align or not. Since most of you don't want scout to be changed, i won't change it if i were to make a list next time.
Even if i have a personal opinion on it, the opinion of others takes precedence. Personally, do I still prefer vigilante over scout? Yes, and I'm allowed to have my own opinion. Will I let it affect a list that is supposed to be a community-preference oriented one? No, absolutely not.
None of us know what any of the classes are going to play like, and what they play like is the only factor that matters in determining what an appropriate name for them would be.
This is a discussion that may have some merrit about half way through beta, but right now is literally just "I don't like this word, change it for another one!"
Even if you take on opinions from other people, their opinions are still the same as that - as no one other than Intrepid have any information to make a comment that is any more informed than that.
An example of this would be the Spellshield. You renamed it to Hex Keeper - yet you and I have no idea at all if the class will even use hexes, nor even if the game will have hexes. How can you say you prefer this name for this class when you have literally no idea as to whether it is suitable or not?
I admit, Illusionist, Naturalist, and Vigilante are name changes that depend on the class' playstyle and I shouldnt have made those changes.
But almost all the others maintain the same meaning of the original name. Its just synonyms, using it avoids repetition even though you are conveying the same thing.
It may be reasonable, but its a waste of time. Steven has said the class names won't change. Also Noanni is correct.
You've literally been typing senseless crap in this whole thread. If you can only use emojis and can't type your opinions on the changes, then don't type.
If you look at any of the names that I used, most of them are just SYNONYMS. Synonyms are words with the SAME meaning, EXCEPT, they remove repetition.
Did i make a few name changes that I shouldn't have because I have no idea how that class might play out? Yes, I did. I mentioned them above. That was my mistake. That's why I made this post, to see people what think and why they think so. Then you take the feedback, and you improve on it.
ORGANIZE your opinions and type it out. I made the change simply because I was tired of seeing the word shadow repeated over and over again.
Shadow Lord is a thing. Void is a synonym to Shadow. So yes, the devs did think about it. Stop typing, you're making yourself look stupid.
Nice dodge on my post. Wow, seems like i'm the only one who thought of Void Lord huh? The devs DEFINITELY didn't think about it and you DEFINITELY read all the class names. Why don't you quote the whole thing? Delete your post. That's what people like you are good at after all.
I posted my thoughts on the class names and what I think they should be. People responded with their opinions on it. Look at the post, i specifically said, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
A person discussing his opinions with multiple people, to see what they think of it, is not stupid. The person posting emoji filled comments, without any feedback on the topic, is the one who is stupid.
How do you know that "Shadow" as an example is not a key specific term in the worlds lore?
Robin
You say it about 10 times a day, at least.
Where you went with Shadow Priest (Cleric/Rogue), I would suggest Witch.
For Apostle (Cleric/Ranger) I would've gone with Exorcist.
For the Fighter/Bard, I would either go with Tactician or Champion/Gladiator
And lastly, for the Mage/Guardian combo I would go with Abjurer.
Really liked your 'virtuoso' suggestion in particular. Very thematic, and overall, I think your suggestions are on point, CaptainChuck.
Thankyou for the feedback, I appreciate it.
As for witch, its a female name. Class names should be gender neutral so I disagree with this name.
For exorcist, its a great name and it fits the theme of the class very well, but its another of those names that depend on the class' playstyle.
I think you're referring to bard/fighter as fighter/bard is Bladedancer and I think its a perfect name for that class and doesn't require any change. Not sure how a bard/fighter would be a tactician or a champion/gladiator. Yes the name Bladesinger is somewhat repetitive, but it is an actual class in d&d, which I know Steven is a big fan of. Also it fits the theme of a bard/fighter very well.
As for abjurer, great name. Fits very well with either mage/guardian or guardian/mage. I see you got this from d&d as well, insert lenny face.
-I'm a Cleric, my role is support! What are you?
-I'm a Tank, my role is... Tank...
Idk just seems odd, maybe there is a reason for it.
Everything else sounds really cool.
Wait until the raid wants tank/tank then your class is tank tank...no wait that makes you a guardian...meaning post level 25 there will be no class "tank" just classes that have one of their choices as tank. There are 64 classes and none of them are mage or tank or cleric those are the building blocks you choose to make one of the 64 classes