(09-11-2014, 04:06 PM)Oscare Wrote: I'm going to have to agree with Askier. Throughout history AND in folklores, there are several instances of thieves being heroes, hell, it even happened in Final Fantasy VI with Locke who stole for the better good rather than pillage and kill out of hunger.And as Locke would tell you - HE'S A TREASURE HUNTER and not a thief.
Also, I think they wanted to avoid Thief because it's an actual job featured in the previous games, whereas Rogue isn't. Notice how far they went to differentiate the starting classes from the jobs that have far more traditional names as they're using those for jobs even if the jobs themselves are sometimes using features from other jobs. (I'd associate Warrior/Fighter with Berserker more than what it is!)
Like, the closest you can say would be Archer, and it's always been Ranger. I don't see anyone raising a stink about that.
Also, nobody's using Shaman so why wouldn't you not use Thief if you really wanted?
