Tanking and Small Pulls

What is the consensus when a tank does small pulls?

Picture it. Everyone loads in and say their preferred greetings. The tank runs out of the gate and pulls 2 tadpoles.

How do you react?

Annoyance IRL, but then I'll just ask the tank if he can do bigger pulls. NDB, it'll just be a bore otherwise.

As a healer; don't really care TBH.

I'm long past the old days (in that other game) when content was so boring that I just wanted it over with ASAP.

These days; if I don't feel like spending 10-25 mins in a dungeon, I simply do not queue for one that day.

I adhere to the speed of the tank. If they don't want to Wall-To-Wall, that is really not something I have an issue with.

When I'm a bit tired after work, slow pulling is actually pretty nice, sometimes.

It is up to the tank ability to pull small or big. It could be the tank is new to the game/new to the dungeon, or just reach the il required, god know
could simply ask the tank/healer for bigger or smaller
So, personally don’t mind as long as we clear it.

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Originally Posted by Eldtagg

I'm long past the old days (in that other game) when content was so boring that I just wanted it over with ASAP.

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Honestly, the content is super fun most of the time. I just like being able to use my skills, think on my feet, and have activity other than pressing maybe 2 or 3 skills because there's no need for the other ones. Wall-to-walls are exciting and allow me to utilize more of my toolbelt than single-pack pulls.

I'm also ADHD so there's that.

I usually try and encourage bigger pulls by being very nice and charming! Tanks shouldn't be scared, ever! ^^

Sometimes it actually works! Other times... I'll have to help out a little with the pulling!

Healers privilege? :D

Personally, I enjoy the occasional wipe. Those have been getting increasingly rare tho.

Or maybe am just not playing enough anymore :P

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Originally Posted by MilkieTea

Honestly, the content is super fun most of the time. I just like being able to use my skills, think on my feet, and have activity other than pressing maybe 2 or 3 skills because there's no need for the other ones. Wall-to-walls are exciting and allow me to utilize more of my toolbelt than single-pack pulls.

I'm also ADHD so there's that.

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Absolutely!

I was talking about that other game (WoW) where dungeon-levelling was so boring (but efficient) that you just wanted to get to max level and be done with it ASAP.

Sorry if I wrote my post badly.

In that other game a should have been 10 min dungeon run turning into a 30 min run because of inexperienced players could easily tilt you into a rage monster.

In FFXIV I can spam the same dungeon over and over for glam without ever getting bored of it.

I also enjoy wall-to-wall tanks but I have no issue with players taking it slow in FFXIV.

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Originally Posted by Eldtagg

These days; if I don't feel like spending 10-25 mins in a dungeon, I simply do not queue for one that day.

I adhere to the speed of the tank. If they don't want to Wall-To-Wall, that is really not something I have an issue with.

When I'm a bit tired after work, slow pulling is actually pretty nice, sometimes.

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Love your attitude, man. :D

[Faith in humanity +1]

No rush for me.

I haven't really come across a truly slow tank very often. Some wall pull, some go pack by pack, but as long as the dps is semi-decent and the tank isn't afk'ing after each pull, you'll mow through fast enough.

It's only a problem for me if the tank is rude when the healer says they'd be happy to take more, or is stalling a lot.

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Originally Posted by EmpyreanHelios

What is the consensus when a tank does small pulls?

Picture it. Everyone loads in and say their preferred greetings. The tank runs out of the gate and pulls 2 tadpoles.

How do you react?

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I quit, blacklisted him (to send him to learn how to play, I'll see him again in 200 blacklists) and restarted after a manga moment. It's not much, 30 minutes of waiting compared to the boredom it represents.