Judging pull sizes

[Masekase_Hurricane]

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

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Heavensward mind set of big pulls really needs to go away. A lot of the aoes that were once a staple in big pulls have been nerf'd via dmg reduction or cost mp/tp cost increases.

This isn't really true. I have seen Bards pulling 6-7k DPS on Temple of the Fist and have nearly broke 9k on Samurai myself. People only struggled initially because the bulk of players tend to hang onto their Shire gear for as long as possible. Good DPS can do monstrous amounts of damage on mass pulls.

In any case, OP. I generally start by checking the gear my healer has and do a two pack pull unless they are severely undergeared in say, Doma Castle. It's a good rule of them to always pull 5-6 mobs and pop a CD once you stop. If you're new to bigger pulls, my go to CD rotation for Dark Knight is Shadow Wall into Rampart into Convalescence + Anticipation. Try to get into the habit of using them right as the next one is about to fall off but be mindful of the mobs. If you're not taking high damage and/or they're close to death. You can hold off a CD and see how things go. For Warrior you'll want to pair Awareness and Raw Institution together otherwise just sub their big CDs in for what Dark uses. Same goes if on Paladin.

If you're a bit nervous, I recommend practicing on Gubal or Sohm Al hard. Both have great six pack pulls right at the beginning that won't smack you too hard. So that can help shake any tank anxiety you may have. If you're at 50, Haukke Manor hard and Saint Mocci are good.

[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.