Dear Tanks

[ffchampion]

i love big pulls as a Nin. i'll normally stand in the aoe's just because Death Blossom + Blood Bath gives insane healing back (if there are enough mobs)

[Maero]

As caster main i also love big pulls, i just absolutely hate when tanks decide to change their minds and take off all of a sudden as i am freaking casting (especially flare)... jerks

[ExKage]

Meanwhile, before I was playing as RDM I was playing WAR, MNK and SAM... and as MNK and SAM I loved big pulls.

... single pulls in a place like Skalla will literally put me to sleep. It nearly did when I was WAR first week it dropped since neither melee wanted to aoe or do big damage single target.

[Xtrasweettea]

Dear tanks, pull big.

Sincerely your healer and occasionally RDM/BLM

I will, as long as the healer is skilled enough to keep up and the DPS know how to use their AOE.

Sincerely, a tank who spent every dungeon run this weekend doing big pulls while either:
1. Dieing because healer wasn't skilled enough to keep up.
2. DPS don't know what AOEs are and spend the whole time single targeting mobs.

[Dualgunner]

So, realistically, look at what you have in the party. If your DPS are, say, MNK and DRG: pull small. If you have RDM, SAM, SMN, BLM, BRD: knock yourself out. But if you have 2 DRGs and you're wondering why it's taking so long to kill those 20 mobs you just pulled, that's on you, buddy.

You mean dragoon...which not only got sonic thrust this expac and now hits harder per enemy per gcd with its aoe than RDM with zero drop off...then got a buff to sonic thrust to maintain its botd which enables it to use an ogcd zero drop off line aoe...which over time gets powered up into an even stronger line aoe with lotd...is bad at aoe. In all of this you have one positional which the effect of doesn't even matter if you hit it or not.

[Pondera]

I guess it is a very good thing that my enjoyment of this game is not based upon your approval of it, right, OP?

First, let me welcome you to the game. It's the best MMO on the market by an order of magnitude, and I'm sure you'll have lots of fun now that you're done supping on your jump potion bottle.

Second, are you not one of the very same cat people and/or midgits using a fake name? And behold, you're making a "Dear [insert the blank]" thread to look tough.

[silverlunarfox]

i don't mind big pulls if you pull consistently. I keep getting tanks that do small pulls....OH look big pull....some more small pulls....SUPER PULL. Make up your mind.....

On a whole though, if you're going to pull big please pop cooldowns...I do like dpsing once and a while. Spam cures just aren't as fun....esp when dps...is lacking

[Nora_of_Mira]

All because you had to prove how tough you are to a bunch of strangers using fake names dressed as cats and midgets.

I dont do it to impress cat girls and midgets, I do it because I want to spend 15 or less minutes on a dungeon run because I'm STILL trying to get the Skalla chest pieces for all my jobs.

[odie]

Please explain to me which Is the side of a circle AOE.


But more to the point. Please explain which is the side of a circle

The target circles are very clearly marked with a forward marker that allows anyone to discern which is the front, back and sides. If you can't determine this and know to go to a more accessible side of the mob while dodging aoe, then I am seriously starting to question whether you've actually played this at launch or not. Many things you are mentioning have been common practice since at least 2.0 launch and yet they are new and foreign concepts to you. It's been like, 4 years. Why now?

[Rinuko]

I will, as long as the healer is skilled enough to keep up and the DPS know how to use their AOE.

Sincerely, a tank who spent every dungeon run this weekend doing big pulls while either:
1. Dieing because healer wasn't skilled enough to keep up.
2. DPS don't know what AOEs are and spend the whole time single targeting mobs.

Absolutly, If I would do DF with 100% randoms I would say the same. Fortunate for me I run with my wife as Healer/Tank or Healer/Dps setup so we know what we are capable of. Of course it happens we run into insecure tanks or tanks who dont know what purpose CD has in this game