What is your most elitist Everquest viewpoint?

[loramin]

Originally Posted by Wonkie [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

in·fi·del
ˈinfədl,ˈinfəˌdel/Submit
nounarchaic
1.
a person who does not believe in religion or who adheres to a religion other than one's own.

Infidel has incredibly strong connotations of being bad/wrong. You can't just be "an infidel", you have to be "an infidel in the eyes of a believer". Heck, if you look at Miriam-Webster's definition of the word, the very first definition is not "doesn't believe in religion X", it's:

1: one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity

Plus, the people who made EQ weren't linguists trying to find the most precise word possible, they were game makers looking for a term their player base would understand ... and not get offended by (religious language tend to bring out the worst in some believers).