What's with all these people single-targetting during big pulls in dungeons?

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

I was hoping someone would note the "Flare" treatment a lot of aoes got. No issues using aoe skills on reasonable pulls, but when you pull half the dungeon, anything after #5 is getting half damage, and I'd call that pretty inefficient.

To clarify, do your big pulls, but keep them reasonable. At one point it's more of a disservice to the entire party than it is helpful, especially if the tank or healer can't keep up. I've had tanks nearly die in the span of an Aero 3 cast, and that's just not right.

[Avatre]

I was hoping someone would note the "Flare" treatment a lot of aoes got. No issues using aoe skills on reasonable pulls, but when you pull half the dungeon, anything after #5 is getting half damage, and I'd call that pretty inefficient.

That's where switching the focus of your AoE every few casts/attacks so that it somewhat balances out comes into play. While it's still not as effective as it could be, it does sort of balance out the damage. I always try to target the one closest to the middle of the group, and in big groups like the dog things in Ala Mhigo, that point is almost constantly shifting.