Pulling

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Originally Posted by Rygar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Seriously sad to see people claim monk pulling should revolve around elder beads. Git gud already! Beads are a luxury and a crutch. I never once saw them on live, so sad to see monks think they need them just as bad as torpor.

They definitely help and speed up the pulling in some raid situations but Christ already, people act like you need them to exp.

This is sort of my issue with the sneak change. Many people saying sneak pulling was too "easy" but this change really only made pulling harder for those who can't afford beads and don't have uber gear that can help them withstand the extra damage from all the failed FD mem blurs. Don't beads trivialize pulling more than sneak did? At least with sneak you had to pull the mobs into position, get off a successful sneak and have some timing. Beads can be used from the relative safety of a FD position. Maybe that assessment is incorrect because I have never used them but I have seen them used. I'm also assuming bead prices are shooting up to 200k now after this change so they likely even more out of reach for many players (including myself).

All that being said I was able to split the spore king last night in Seb at level 55 using a combination of pathing and geometry to get him away from adds and a rogue to peel him off to group. It was my first time ever in that camp so I don't have an idea what it was like prior to the nerf but I can imagine it was a lot easier before considering how many adds there are (including lots of pathers). So monk splitting (without beads) is still viable but much trickier and more time consuming.