It's something I've managed to avoid, for the most part, as Yvelont. Despite his primary weapon being the lance and his status as a (former) knight of Ishgard, I define his current role as a ranger of the Twelveswood. I've come across a few people who hear that term and automatically assume, "Hey, I get it! He's an Archer now!" - even though that couldn't be further from the truth. (My completionist tendency to level ALL OF THE THINGS doesn't help in that regard.)
So I try to do other characters the same courtesy. I don't look at a character with an axe and say "Aha! One o' them Lominsan pirates!" or assume a non-Sworn bearing a sword and shield is a current or former gladiator. After all, it's not as if everyone in Eorzea who knows how to swing a longsword around trained at the Colosseum.
Edit: I will say I'm excited as all get-out for Rogue and Ninja. I've always played my alt, Kendha'to, as a character who favors agility and swift strikes, even going so far as to glamour his former incarnation's tank gear into light clothing, a small buckler, and a dagger - before they replaced the GLA/PLD dagger models with actual swords. So to actually see that represented in the game is going to be awesome. Even still, he's neither a Rogue or a Ninja!
So I try to do other characters the same courtesy. I don't look at a character with an axe and say "Aha! One o' them Lominsan pirates!" or assume a non-Sworn bearing a sword and shield is a current or former gladiator. After all, it's not as if everyone in Eorzea who knows how to swing a longsword around trained at the Colosseum.
Edit: I will say I'm excited as all get-out for Rogue and Ninja. I've always played my alt, Kendha'to, as a character who favors agility and swift strikes, even going so far as to glamour his former incarnation's tank gear into light clothing, a small buckler, and a dagger - before they replaced the GLA/PLD dagger models with actual swords. So to actually see that represented in the game is going to be awesome. Even still, he's neither a Rogue or a Ninja!
Yvelont Navarre
Parn Paparn
IC Blog for Yvelont: http://never-your-pawn.tumblr.com
OOC Blog: http://navarre-again.tumblr.com
Parn Paparn
IC Blog for Yvelont: http://never-your-pawn.tumblr.com
OOC Blog: http://navarre-again.tumblr.com
