Do SAM's make decent pullers?

[rjh111]

Topic

[qianlong]

Of coz you can be. esp if u sub ranger. or use war to "Provoke"-pull..

[Bamce Sylph]

good players make good pullers, bad players lead to dead pt's, take that as u will

[ZQM]

Originally posted by qianlong
or use war to "Provoke"-pull..

That's a horrible way to pull. Using a ranged weapon has a lot better ranged and it doesn't give much hate so the tank can get it off very easily.

[Weezingpipes]

Best pullers in my experience are either people with significant range (most SAM I know use bows for this, or rangers), or people who can minimalize damage intake on incoming (THF/NIN works well in this situation, or anyone who has NIN sub for Utsusemi). DRK pulls fine with stun, and since many sub THF at higher levels they have flee to boot. Basically anyone with range.

Dragoons are basically the worst pullers in the game. Only real option is pulling with provoke since you basically have to stand on top of the monster to jump them, and likely in any party drg has the lowest def of any member meaning they are likely to come back half dead, or dead.

I sort of wish they would make NIN into the best puller class, make them better damage output and worse tanks so they can fill a damage dealer role and have nifty ninjitsu's which make them better pullers (ie being able to pull solos even if its a room full of monsters without resorting to a mage carbuncle pulling or something like that). That would sort of see what I'd view NIN role as they should be, but thats just me.

[Kyoujin]

Anyone with a reasonable ranged option and a brain can be a puller in this game. There is no clutch skill like Feign Death that you absolutely must have. Pick up a bow and some cheap arrows and try to get a feel for how much your group can handle before needing a rest and you'll be fine.

[Bamce Sylph]

unforutnally weezeing, if they do that, watch your group invites disappear, b/c as a dps class your going to be competeing w/ everything except pal, whm, red, bard, and to a lesser extent warriors. and as long as summon pulling works, one of the mages will be probbaly be sub summoner usually a whitemage so now your even more screwed,