Talk:Strider/@comment-71.168.165.229-20140113032007/@comment-1284634-20140522225436

Every game that has ever had classes has pretty much "based" their ideas on D&D/Tolkien ideas, so it's kind of implicit.

Though "strider" specifically is probably used simply because that fits their niche better than any other word would, given the focus on movement-based skills like mad dash, cutting wind, leaping stone as well as their climbing abilities.