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Simple, you got upset over me commenting with humor about how this thread always gets resurrected. Called me stupid. And now I'm using more humor about the post as opposed to resorting to insulting you back, yet still making you mad about making funnies.
Either that or rename all the classes to their generic placeholders like we saw in the guild tab in a2. "Tank" is clearly a placeholder and feels so out of place when used conversationally. Surely the contrarians saying keep tank wouldnt want to rename bard to "support" and cleric to "healer" so why on earth is this conversation around the name perpetuating.
edit: i will also accept a 120mm smoothbore cannon ability as compensation
A class which has the meaning of cistern is ridiculous so according to me Tank should be Guardian.
And the Guardian - Guardian a Defender.
you're hijacking a thread for attention, that's not humor that's being a troll
It was a long debate, but in the end common sense ruled and because no one could come up with a word that was both a noun and a verb that described what was going on better, "Tank" was allowed.
Save hours of your life for better things, because this has been argued ad nauseum before now and the result came out tank. It is a in game term that has no equivalent idea in any real life situation.
And you also had right to call magic classes "Casters" ?
Do your Tank bingo and see if the name you want is already used....
Yes, absolutely. But DPS was not allowed, because it is a game mechanic rather than a real life thing (using "real" very loosely). Couldn't use aggro, that sort of thing. Could use it in voice chat but not in game. We did have role playing night, when we would raid without voice and just use chat, which was strangely entertaining. Which was when the tank debate happened. It was really hard for the raid leader, not to use "Tank". I mean it was kind of fun the first time, watching the mental gymnastics, but we realized that we might not have a raid leader if we pushed it! There was a lot of laughs and drinking going on. It was a lot of fun, much less boss killing - sorry if it sounds too nerdy!
Honestly, just this while raiding is all that is needed.
That is one of the great things about instanced content - you and your friends can get quite drunk - well past the point where it greatly reduces your ability to play well, and just go at what ever is in front of you. You aren't bothering anyone, you aren't negatively impacting any standing on the server you may have, you are just having a shitload of fun, while drunk, with good friends.
The next day, the only in game issues you have to face are that of a repair cost.
In an open world PvP game, a night like this would often result in a number of people leaving the game for good - where as in a game with instanced PvE content, people were logging in just for this one night (I spent a few years running weekly drunk raids for former guild mates and rl friends - it was the only thing that kept those people subscribed to the game).
After all the years of this thread. I am surprised I have not seen any one take issue with the two class names that are worse than tank:
Keeper - Which is just uncreative and a waste when I am sure there is a better word for tank/summoner.
Predator - Might as well be tumblr or redditor. XD Just not sure people are going to be lining up to be a predator.
I will say I think my opinion on this topic has changed a little after years of seeing this thread. I would like to see them take a second pass at naming all the classes. Maybe take some of the worst names and let the community vote/propose better names.
It would not hurt the game to have the best name for each combination.
It does feel a little better when you like the name of the combination you are playing.
This is my personal feedback, shared to help the game thrive in its niche.
"noun
- a descendant or heir, especially of a wealthy or powerful family:
Synonyms: progeny, offshoot, issue, child
- a shoot or twig, especially one cut for grafting or planting; a cutting."
Like why is a Tank/Bard a Siren, But a Ranger/Tank a Warden when a Bard/Ranger a Song Warden, then a Summoner/Tank a Brood Warden?...Clearly a Bard/Ranger needs to be renamed to something not a Warden...
Fighter/Cleric is a Templar but a Cleric/Fighter is a HighSword? surely it should be a Battle or Warpriest when the Mage/Fighter is a Battlemage....
Ranger/Bard=BowSinger?...A Shotcaller sounds better to me, Considering a Fighter/Summoner is somehow a Blade Caller...But a Fighter/Bard is a Blade Dancer, Though a Summoner Bard is a Songcaller (just rename it to Evoker)...convoluted much me thinks....
I think Tank should be replaced with Guardian and that Juggernaut, Defender and Bulwark retake the places of Guardian, Siren and Keeper.
For the record I will be calling my Bard/Cleric a Dream Weaver and not a Soul Weaver...
Maybe there is already a thread regarding the 64class rework/reevaluation...But I'll just stick this piece here...
Tank => Guardian
Tank + Tank class => Kingsguard
Absorption Field => Rallying Banner
Sorted.
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Yeah the global chat will end up looking like.
T/F/S/Ra/Ro/M/C/B In whatever combination
What if you're not guarding anything?
What if the ruler of your castle is a queen? Or if you don't have a monarchy at all?
The rallying banner spawns the Absorption Field, so it's still the main focus of the skill. Changing the name to Rallying Banner would hide the true meaning of the skill.
Not sorted.
Tank archetype name is too functional and devoid of the class fantasy
The Absorption Field skill name is too functional devoid of the class fantasy.
Go, creatives go, come up with something which inspires a sense of wonder. THAT isn't it.
PS
I also hope the Tank's Wall skill also gets updated VFX it looks like jelly cubes. I like jelly, but I prefer my combat games experience slightly less "cute".
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It is a game. It is ok for some things in the game to be named purely and simply by what they do. Yes tank is a game slang word. So what? Pretty much everyone knows what it means and in this day and age it seems avoiding the almost inevitable "I chose knight (or <insert other cool sounding name here>) because it sounded awesome only to find I am weak as piss but wont die and am just supposed to soak damage. this isn't fun BUFF ME NNOOAAWW!!"!! Is better than many many people dedicating hours to come up with somthing better.
Daaaamn, your game sounds boring.