Using Provoke to Pull in AK

[Viridiana]

As a DD, I can't say that I *hate* having the tanks provoke-pull, buuut. . .I'd rather do it. It's not about wanting to be the guy pulling, either. I just figure if you're going to be using Provoke anyway, you might as well get the 200-300 enmity I just produced, rather than the 1 you would produce.

[Kenka]

As a DD, I can't say that I *hate* having the tanks provoke-pull, buuut. . .I'd rather do it. It's not about wanting to be the guy pulling, either. I just figure if you're going to be using Provoke anyway, you might as well get the 200-300 enmity I just produced, rather than the 1 you would produce.

Perfectly valid reasoning. I however prefer to do Provoke > Shield Lob myself because of.. trust issues. Seen many people facepulling so now I just do it myself so I'm the only one to blame if I mess up

[Resolute]

As a DD, I can't say that I *hate* having the tanks provoke-pull, buuut. . .I'd rather do it. It's not about wanting to be the guy pulling, either. I just figure if you're going to be using Provoke anyway, you might as well get the 200-300 enmity I just produced, rather than the 1 you would produce.

This is a good point, but you also have to realize that even though I get that 200-300 enmity, I am still only ONE higher than you after using provoke. So, it may put me far above the other two people in the group, but the person pulling still needs to back off. Too often I use provoke and they immediately hit it again, which instantly puts them over me again. Also, when I pull I don't just use provoke, but shield lob as soon as it gets close enough as well. So I have more than 1 by the time it gets to me (just like a normal pull when I use shield lob to pull). And in that instance I am more than 1 over everyone in the group, whereas if the ranged pulled I have to do an enmity race with them. This is taking into account people that don't stop attacking, mind you. Good dps that pull will hopefully back off a couple of seconds to ensure I got him. Unfortunately, I can't always trust that DF dps will do that.

I also agree with the above post. I would never use provoke for normal pulls, obviously shield lob is better. Separating mobs from packs in AK is the only time I can recall pulling with it.