Default aggro sorts by character name?

[Hobo]

See: http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen..._every_single/

and: http://ns.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comment...betical_order/

Basically if 8 people run in and no spells are cast... (body pull) the mob will go after the person with the name closest to AAA AAA apparently...

[DoctorPepper]

See: http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen..._every_single/

and: http://ns.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comment...betical_order/

Basically if 8 people run in and no spells are cast... (body pull) the mob will go after the person with the name closest to AAA AAA apparently...

Why is this even an issue? There is no feasable reason that I can see for 8 people to run into battle with nobody using abilities. Feel free to correct me if I'm missing something here but it seems like a rather pointless.

[Hobo]

Why is this even an issue? There is no feasable reason that I can see for 8 people to run into battle with nobody using abilities. Feel free to correct me if I'm missing something here but it seems like a rather pointless.

It's popping up as an issue for people during Turn 5. Simply because your body pulling for 1 sec before your in shield lob range.... and then if shield lob misses it will still follow it's alphabetical default aggro sort.

Situation:
Tank runs in... pulls aggro and shield lobs.
shield lob misses and boss now goes for the healer named AAA AAA (healer AAA AAA has done nothing since the fight started... no regen cast no heals only buffs pre-fight)


Edit: This is apparently what tanks are doing to get around this bug for T5:

"tell the MT to pop bloodbath as soon as twintania aggros. that little bit of aggro it generates was just enough for me to get a shield lob in and made for pretty smooth pulls"

[DoctorPepper]

It's popping up as an issue for people during Turn 5. Simply because your body pulling for 1 sec before your in shield lob range.... and then if shield lob misses it will still follow it's alphabetical default aggro sort.

Haha didn't really think of that because our tanks names start with A and B I suppose. Thanks for the verification.