My type abbreviations and why

[Talise]

I just believe it can be difficult to understand each other at times, when we use abbreviations and everyone uses a different abbreivation for each type. Hence, I want to make an "official" type abbreviation list(for me).

For simplicity, all type abbreviations will contain only TWO letters.

Hunter=Hu
Ranger=Ra
Force=Fo
Fighgunner=Fi-to differentiate between Fortegunner and Fighgunner we use Fi for figh.
Guntecher=GT-techer classes end in T.
Wartecher=WT
Fortefighter=FF-Forte classes begin with F.
Fortegunner=FG
Fortetecher=FT
Protranser=Pt-Seriously, I don't see how anyone needs to type PT for party. "LFP" or "invite" is enough, and much less confusing. The inverse of LFP is PFL, meaning "Party Looking For".
Acrofighter=AF
Acrotecher=AT
Fighmaster=FM
Gunmaster=Gu-to differentiate between Game Masters and Gunmaster, we won't use GM.
Masterforce=MF

Now to clarify that these abbreviations are class types, capitalize all letters so we have:

HU, RA, FO, FI, GT, WT, FF, FG, FT, PT, AF, AT, FM, GU, MF

[RAGNAGELPPOD]

Protranser=pro
Fighgunner=Fig

Thats how I usually do it.

[Genoa]

I use everything just as you listed with the exception of GU, I do say GM :/
But I have always said FI for Fighgunner, because the confusion between Fighgunner and Fortegunner is ridiculous.
But I also use all caps D:

[stukasa]

I use fG for Fortegunner and FG for Fighgunner but I think your way (FI and FG) is easier for most people to understand. And I use GM for Gunmaster, not GU. I can tell when people are talking about Game Masters from the context so that's never been an issue for me. I have never said the phrase, "Do you mean Gunmaster or Game Master?" :p

[unicorn]

I use GM, FI, and FG.

I dont like fG for Fortegunner, because not many people use fF/fT. Makes more sense just to use all caps. And I think ST mentioned the official abbreviation for Fighgunner is FI.

[Inazuma]

i like to use the ones that most players use.

[Ceresa]

For Figunner the only logical one is ΦG.

Frees up FG for Fortegunner, no messing with upper or lower caps nonsense, still two letters, and doesn't break the system by not using the first letter of each "word" like all other abbreviations.

[stukasa]

For Figunner the only logical one is ΦG.

Frees up FG for Fortegunner, no messing with upper or lower caps nonsense, still two letters, and doesn't break the system by not using the first letter of each "word" like all other abbreviations.
:lol:

Besides the fact that they're spelled differently, I doubt most people are set up to type Greek on their keyboard!

[beatrixkiddo]

Φ

It's easy.

[stukasa]

Φ

It's easy.
Did you do that without copy and paste? :eek: If so, teach me how!

[beatrixkiddo]

I used the japanese IME. Type in "fai" and hit space until you get the right result.

[Inazuma]

Did you do that without copy and paste? :eek: If so, teach me how!

fi- works

[stukasa]

I usually have the Japanese IME turned off when I'm playing PSU so I think I'll stick with FG or FI, but thanks!

[meeba]

Hold down Alt and press 232 on the number pad (with numlock on).

Should work on a windows machine.

http://www.usefulshortcuts.com/alt-codes/greek-alt-codes.php

[Kazemi]

"FI" was proposed eons ago and adopted by PSUP so its beyond me why more people don't use it. "FiG" is ugly and inconsistent.

"PR" is used commonly on JP since they use "PT" for party and it helps to keep consistency between communities where they run into each other at.



doesn't break the system by not using the first letter of each "word" like all other abbreviations.HU, RA, FO, and PR. yep...

not to mention that intermixing alphabets looks bad (so what if the official metric abbreviations do it, they also intermix case which confuses people) and "FI" is much easier to make regardless.

[Talise]

PR sounds like public relations(lol), and PT just looks better to me, but I'll change it if everyone feels that PR would be good.