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Originally Posted by pickled_heretic
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Pretty accurate. The only thing I'd add is that sometimes with enough dps it might be more efficient for the puller to pull 2-3 mobs and have the adds mezzed - groups i've been in with some combination of 3 monks or rogues (3 mdps classes, and especially when they're paired with a shaman or enchanter) tend to burn mobs down in a few seconds and the puller who tries to be a 'good puller' and splits his mobs is really just wasting time that everyone could spend attacking.
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Heh, I was about to say the same thing. I've been puller in several groups where I could pull in packs of 3 constantly, help burn the first 2 down, then when we're on the third go find another 1-3 mobs, so that we have a constant stream of incoming mobs, outgoing damage, and mana wasn't an issue.
It takes the right combination of classes and skill for this to happen, as some groups can't handle chain pulling, but my quotient for how fast I pull is definitely always "what's the healers mana". I always get annoyed when I ask the group how mana is or if they're ready, and get a response from a Rogue or something saying "ya go pull nao". I usually just kindly inform them that I'm asking the healer (with a smiley face, gotta have that!), but then you run into those damn AFK-healers...of course, if mobs are dying and players aren't, no huge harm done, but still annoying.
Splitting mobs with FD can take a very long time - plus it's more difficult with multiple casters, and is prone to failure. I think my class, monk, is great for pulling, but there are other classes better suited for splitting (pallies are great, since if something goes wrong, they can take much more of a beating than a monk). With high dps groups, you're better off just bringing them in batches.
But to get back to the main point - yep, the definite measurable to determine pull rate is the healer's mana pool, so anything done to make it stretch out more (mez, charm, good/real tank, slow on mobs, haste on pc, clarity, etc) is just that much more exp you can rake in. Enchies rock lguk/solb groups
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