Judging pull sizes

[winsock]

I don't think there is a good way to judge it, although it would be great if there was.

Some pulls, like main scenario, have a bit of a meta to them. You either know it or you don't, and you are very unlikely to just stumble onto the "correct" pull. Other pulls are dependent on the party (or individual members) performing well, and try as you may, there is no way of knowing how your party will perform prior to combat. Lastly, the "correct" pull size is often subjective. "Healer A" may like your pace. "Healer B" may think it's too fast or too slow.

A few tips:

• Work with your party, don't fight them. In dungeons, it's rare for people to get kicked for poor performance; they get kicked for not being a team player. (Ex: tank is making small pulls, group asks for larger pulls, tank refuses/ignores request, tank is kicked)
• Learn to heal. You'll get reasonable queue times, get a better understanding of what a healer goes through, and get to see how other tanks handle xyz duty.
• Be willing to fail a pull by pulling too much. Part of learning your job is figuring out what the average group is able to handle, then making adjustments on a case by case basis. Don't be afraid to break a few eggs, but do it responsibly. Strong pulls demand strong cooldowns!

[Masekase_Hurricane]

I find people complain more if you pull too little compared to pulling too much and causing a wipe.

[Levan86]

just echoing what some have already said, jokes on them if they kicked you, you get insta queue, they? stuck waiting for tank.

Also, you will never satisfy anyone, you pull small you will annoy the "pull everything" crowds, if you pull big you will sometimes ended up with stressed healer who arent used to it.

In PUG situation/random duty if they dont ask me to pull big, my pull size will be gauged from my party kill speed of the first 2 pack of mobs that i pull and how healer can maintain my health.

I rarely see people giving tanks a hard time by pulling small though, except if the tanks gets partied with 3 premade douches, which in my experience, really really rare.