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Jordan_Peterson Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:26am
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Funny how everyone calls it DPS and not DD....
while DPS means damage per second and every class has that value. DD is often referred to as Damage Dealer.
So if you want to find someone who deals a lot of damage you'd say:
LF DD.

But somehow some people seem to have decided to post DPS and now everyone using that term, or is it maybe a regional thing!?

Havent seen any other mmorpgs with that term to be honest and I played them all.
DD is for me the right way to say it and I play MMOs since Meridian59 and Ultima Online and on the servers I played rarely someone said DPS, knowing the term doesnt make sense when you are looking for a "role".

Or is that just on my server? ;)

Here in WoW always everyone said: LF DD:
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Last edited by Jordan_Peterson; Oct 11, 2021 @ 11:32pm
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Originally posted by KaosReigns:
Originally posted by Mr Fred:
Im 39 been playing MMO for over 20 years and never ever seen one people use DD instead of DPS. -4/10 troll attempt try harder.

Out of those 39 years, how many non-english MMOs did you play over in Asia? This is the part everyone is conveniently disregarding, which changes the entire narrative they are trying to push if they acknowledge it.

Nobody is saying DPS is wrong and DD is right. What is being said is, DPS is NOT the universal end all be all phrase to denote that role.

DPS is primarily used in English speaking places, while DD is primarily used in Asian cultures. (Germans too, which I did not know).

Someone else also pointed out a while back, that if you were to use DPS in its full form, it wouldnt actually make sense, but using DD in its full form, does.

"I am looking for a damage per second"!! "Hey, I need a damage per second to run ragefire chasm"

Now, if you substitute it for "I am looking for a damage dealer"!! "Hey, I need a damage dealer to run Ragefire Chasm", I hope you can see the difference.
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Lagi Schwer Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:30am 
whats DD?
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Whizzurd Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:30am 
Wtf are you talking about?
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Galroche Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:31am 
Originally posted by Sidreun:
whats DD?
damage dealer (LoL and some moba use it in place of dps)

dps is usually the MMO way of calling it.
Last edited by Galroche; Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:31am
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Mikado Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:44am 
Uh, every MMORPG uses the term dps for damage classes.
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Speedbump Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:44am 
Originally posted by Gen-Rusher Carlton:
while DPS means damage per second and every class has that value.
And if you want to find someone who deals a lot of damage you'd say LF DD.
But someone someone from a moba game or CS:GO seem to have switched to New World and decided to post DPS and then the whole bunch of flocks jumped onto that term.
Now everyone's using.
Havent seen any other mmorpgs with that term to be honest.

Or is that just on my server? ;)
Never heard of DD before. Really, it doesn't matter, and it's really weird to be getting upset over it.
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Jordan_Peterson Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:48am 
lol
so its not only my server. its the NW community being rather new to mmorpgs.

What's fun is that players get upset when you explain them the difference.:steamfacepalm:
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Lankester Merrin Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:48am 
Does it matter?
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Wanderer Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:49am 
I think OP is trolling. Or he gotta sort his priorities.
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Whizzurd Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:51am 
Originally posted by Gen-Rusher Carlton:
lol
so its not only my server. its the NW community being rather new to mmorpgs.

What's fun is that players get upset when you explain them the difference.:steamfacepalm:
Uhm.. I can tell you, with most certainty, that DPS is the term that used mostly and especially in MMOs. We’re here trying to understand the point of this post, as it’s so trivial honestly lol.
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Mikado Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:52am 
OP must be trolling or this is his first mmorpg.
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Galroche Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:54am 
Originally posted by Gen-Rusher Carlton:
lol
so its not only my server. its the NW community being rather new to mmorpgs.

What's fun is that players get upset when you explain them the difference.:steamfacepalm:

wow players use DPS too ... and that game is 15+ years old.
i think DAoC players used DD for a time (don't quote me on that)? but that term mostly disappear from the MMO genre.
which mmo did you play to see people use it recently?
Last edited by Galroche; Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:54am
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Ironwu Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:54am 
Most MMOs use "DD" to mean "Direct Damage". "DOT" or "Damage Over Time" is the other side of the coin. The coin being DPS or "Damage Per Second". Folks want to know what the total damage is, not just the Direct Damage.

The usage of "DD" as shorthand for 'Damage Done' was before the onset of MMOs. DPS was used in Everquest (1) back in 1999, and maybe before that.
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Jordan_Peterson Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:56am 
Originally posted by Ｇｒｅａｔ- Ｆａｉｒｙ:
Originally posted by Gen-Rusher Carlton:
lol
so its not only my server. its the NW community being rather new to mmorpgs.

What's fun is that players get upset when you explain them the difference.:steamfacepalm:
Uhm.. I can tell you, with most certainty, that DPS is the term that used mostly and especially in MMOs. We’re here trying to understand the point of this post, as it’s so trivial honestly lol.
I can confirm thats wrong.
The correct usage in all previous mmos was DD if you were looking for a class for the role of dealing damage.
dps is the equivalent of km/h when discussing a car.
But if you need an cabrio or a stationwaggon you dont call: LF km/h.
I just find it funny cause not manny seem to notice.
And people getting rather upset fast when you mention it. *shrug*
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TRJoker Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:56am 
Originally posted by Mikado:
OP must be trolling or this is his first mmorpg.

Guess second
But to help out. the most used 3rd partytool in early WoW was namend: DPS Meter
So ... no Op, no.
Last edited by TRJoker; Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:57am
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Jordan_Peterson Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:59am 
Originally posted by TRJoker:
Originally posted by Mikado:
OP must be trolling or this is his first mmorpg.

Guess second
But to help out. the most used 3rd partytool in early WoW was namend: DPS Meter
So ... no Op, no.
lol funy if you think thats an argument what the name of an addons is that DD's use to compare their ....... size ;)
But they were called Reccount or Skada, not dps meter.
So sorry but you're wrong.
Last edited by Jordan_Peterson; Oct 10, 2021 @ 8:00am
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