Tanking and Small Pulls

[EmpyreanHelios]

What is the consensus when a tank does small pulls?

Picture it. Everyone loads in and say their preferred greetings. The tank runs out of the gate and pulls 2 tadpoles.

How do you react?

[MilkieTea]

Annoyance IRL, but then I'll just ask the tank if he can do bigger pulls. NDB, it'll just be a bore otherwise.

[Eldtagg]

As a healer; don't really care TBH.

I'm long past the old days (in that other game) when content was so boring that I just wanted it over with ASAP.

These days; if I don't feel like spending 10-25 mins in a dungeon, I simply do not queue for one that day.

I adhere to the speed of the tank. If they don't want to Wall-To-Wall, that is really not something I have an issue with.

When I'm a bit tired after work, slow pulling is actually pretty nice, sometimes.

[Misutoraru]

It is up to the tank ability to pull small or big. It could be the tank is new to the game/new to the dungeon, or just reach the il required, god know
could simply ask the tank/healer for bigger or smaller
So, personally don’t mind as long as we clear it.

[MilkieTea]

I'm long past the old days (in that other game) when content was so boring that I just wanted it over with ASAP.

Honestly, the content is super fun most of the time. I just like being able to use my skills, think on my feet, and have activity other than pressing maybe 2 or 3 skills because there's no need for the other ones. Wall-to-walls are exciting and allow me to utilize more of my toolbelt than single-pack pulls.

I'm also ADHD so there's that.

[IckeDerTyp]

I usually try and encourage bigger pulls by being very nice and charming! Tanks shouldn't be scared, ever! ^^

Sometimes it actually works! Other times... I'll have to help out a little with the pulling!

Healers privilege?

Personally, I enjoy the occasional wipe. Those have been getting increasingly rare tho.

Or maybe am just not playing enough anymore :P

[Eldtagg]

Honestly, the content is super fun most of the time. I just like being able to use my skills, think on my feet, and have activity other than pressing maybe 2 or 3 skills because there's no need for the other ones. Wall-to-walls are exciting and allow me to utilize more of my toolbelt than single-pack pulls.

I'm also ADHD so there's that.

Absolutely!

I was talking about that other game (WoW) where dungeon-levelling was so boring (but efficient) that you just wanted to get to max level and be done with it ASAP.

Sorry if I wrote my post badly.

In that other game a should have been 10 min dungeon run turning into a 30 min run because of inexperienced players could easily tilt you into a rage monster.

In FFXIV I can spam the same dungeon over and over for glam without ever getting bored of it.

I also enjoy wall-to-wall tanks but I have no issue with players taking it slow in FFXIV.

[Payadopa]

These days; if I don't feel like spending 10-25 mins in a dungeon, I simply do not queue for one that day.

I adhere to the speed of the tank. If they don't want to Wall-To-Wall, that is really not something I have an issue with.

When I'm a bit tired after work, slow pulling is actually pretty nice, sometimes.

Love your attitude, man.

[Faith in humanity +1]

[Liam_Harper]

No rush for me.

I haven't really come across a truly slow tank very often. Some wall pull, some go pack by pack, but as long as the dps is semi-decent and the tank isn't afk'ing after each pull, you'll mow through fast enough.

It's only a problem for me if the tank is rude when the healer says they'd be happy to take more, or is stalling a lot.

[Naoki34]

What is the consensus when a tank does small pulls?

Picture it. Everyone loads in and say their preferred greetings. The tank runs out of the gate and pulls 2 tadpoles.

How do you react?

I quit, blacklisted him (to send him to learn how to play, I'll see him again in 200 blacklists) and restarted after a manga moment. It's not much, 30 minutes of waiting compared to the boredom it represents.