I really need to get quelling strikes. XD I like to think I am at least a decent BLM player, but I have no good excuse as to why I haven't picked that up yet. I pull agro quite a bit, and as said above, it can feel really good to know my DPS is pulling away from the tank, but it certainly doesn't help when the party has to pop cool downs to make up for it. ><

I think there should be a balancing act when it comes to this sort of thing. In a perfect world, DPS should be able to go crazy and not have to worry about tank losing hate, but we should also be prepared for when it does happen. I tend to (Gasp!) slow down my DPS when I do pull agro from tanks, especially in lower level dungeons. I might not be putting out as much as I could but the over all process goes faster when people aren't dying.

This all being said, I am making it my goal to nab quelling strikes as soon as I can play next. XD