Quote Originally Posted by Cortawraith View Post
that's what I meant with the issue stemming from the middle ages of MMO's ^^
It's an old obsolete mindset that aims only to punish ppl who defy the tanks ego-trip.
Like I already stated, I don't mind who is pulling. It can even be a help sometimes. (especially my healers may pull whenever and whatever they want, though this rarely happens since I'm pulling as much as I can if the party composition seems right)
If you are doing PUG content, the polite thing is to let the tank lead. If you're doing content with players you know the play style of then go ahead and do what they're going to be okay with.

The problem always comes back to the entire "Tank presses the gas, Healer presses the brakes" way the dungeons work. A tank can attempt to pull everything, but if the healer isn't literately right behind them, them they are going to die if they miss one of their mitigations. Meanwhile, the Healer sets the pull size, which is typically "1 or 2" depending on the healer. It's usually easier to pull more with a WHM, because they can fire off Benediction, and Holy, which buys enough time to let the DPS drop their own nukes on it. The other healers can not do this.

The only player that should be pulling the boss is the main tank.