Tanking habits

[Kirana]

It is faster and more efficient to use AoE attacks on more enemies. If you are properly geared for the content and know how to play your job, mass-pulling is the most logical thing to do.

If a tank pulls trash into a boss fight, they are using the lockout technique. You can stand inside the barrier while the mobs are outside and pull the boss. When the lockout barrier appears, the mobs deaggro and you can fight the boss without needing to kill the trash.

[Saseal]

It is faster and more efficient to use AoE attacks on more enemies. If you are properly geared for the content and know how to play your job, mass-pulling is the most logical thing to do.

If a tank pulls trash into a boss fight, they are using the lockout technique. You can stand inside the barrier while the mobs are outside and pull the boss. When the lockout barrier appears, the mobs deaggro and you can fight the boss without needing to kill the trash.

I'm not sure that's true - or at least not in all cases. In a speed run I've been in, for Bray HM, a couerl (or rather, one of the large variants but I can't remember the specific name) was accidently dragged into the last boss fight - and pretty much stayed there until we killed it... even after the lockout :\

[LineageRazor]

I'm not sure that's true - or at least not in all cases. In a speed run I've been in, for Bray HM, a couerl (or rather, one of the large variants but I can't remember the specific name) was accidently dragged into the last boss fight - and pretty much stayed there until we killed it... even after the lockout :\

If a mob is inside the barrier (or partially inside) when the barrier goes up, it will stay in the fight and need to be dealt with.

Any mobs that are fully outside the barrier will get locked out, lose aggro, and wander home.

[RedDeathXR]

There are groups that yell at me when I don't mass pull as well. I don't think it's just the tanks to blame for this.