is knockback rude?

[Dalvy]

If I'm knocking back a mob casting a spell, it's not rude. Its necessary.
If I've got my pet on obey and it's knocking things back without a care, it's annoying but still not rude.
If I knock something back, then tell you to bugger off, yes that is rude.

[Avidria]

Unless you've got a darn good reason for it, please don't knock mobs away from the group.

I've had more than one person decide to send a mob flying either right after the pull or right as I'm queuing up an attack on it (and no, they weren't interrupting anything or helping with getting mobs closer to the tank). It's irritating.

[NebulaRose]

If I'm playing a class that has a knockback, I only use it if I end up pulling aggro, and even then I try to position it so it knocks back to the tank.

[Greven]

If well used knockbacks are not plainly stupid or rude but sometime I see players spamming them even after asked to stop.. That's really close to harassment for me.

[Noxifer]

Was doing Haukke HM a few days ago. The WHM had a few issues with Fluid Aura here and there, but nothing really bad. But then on the last boss, the BRD activates LB on Amandine+boss.... and a second after the ranged LB marker appears on the floor, the WHM knocks Amandine out of it -_- Too late for the BRD to interrupt the LB, meaning it gets 'wasted' on the boss, and we have to hurry to get Amandine down. Only get her halfway because the boss's low HP means she gets hungry extra early -_- We survived, but I was damn close to strangling that WHM.


Edit: On the other hand... We did a fun-run of Levi Ex in my FC. 7 unsynched healers, levels varying between 50 and 60. Wiped twice for various reasons, but I think the second or third time around, we managed to remember that Fluid Aura is a great way to avoid the hysteria circles cast by that one add... That helped a lot ^_~

[cgbspender]

And I thought my entire life that "rude" was used for human behaviours. A rude skill ? Bah. Inappropriate use of skill ? Maybe.

[Malevicton]

If I'm knocking back a mob casting a spell, it's not rude. Its necessary.
If I've got my pet on obey and it's knocking things back without a care, it's annoying but still not rude.
If I knock something back, then tell you to bugger off, yes that is rude.

1) that's not really necessary. Maybe stuff like final sting, but that's about it.
2) if garuda's on obey it won't be knocking things around.

[raela]

And I thought my entire life that "rude" was used for human behaviours. A rude skill ? Bah. Inappropriate use of skill ? Maybe.

Knockback is the action and not a specific skill name, so yes, utilizing knockback is a human behavior (and rude).

[Dalvy]

1) that's not really necessary. Maybe stuff like final sting, but that's about it.
2) if garuda's on obey it won't be knocking things around.

For noob groups where you are the only one with knowledge, it's helpful. Also, garuda is not the only pet that knocks back.

[Nadirah]

I hate knockbacks when I'm tanking.

HATE.

It's always that piss poor dps MCH that does it and it isn't a killing blow. It's annoying.

I wish they'd remove the damage part from all of them so there's no excuse to use them in your rotation.