New to EQ2 from EQ1.  Puller class???Follow

Having a separate puller isn't really necessary in EQ2 as it was in EQ1. One of the reasons is the mechanics of separating mobs works a bit differently.

Many mobs are linked in groups, you pull one, you get 'em all. They can be mezzed at the fighting spot (mostly) but not separated by using FD.

There are times when someone other than the tank needs to pull for particular named mobs depending on the mobs abilities and tactics needed to fight it, but in general gameplay, the tank does all the pulling.

Monks are a really great DPS class though and also a pretty good tank in their own right

I often trio with a tank, a ranger and my warden and we usually let the ranger pull. He brings the mob(s) back to our camp and hands them off to the tank who then applies liberal amounts of taunt until the mob only has eyes for him!!!

Works pretty well... and I've never lost the ranger, (or the tank for that matter), yet!

Although it isn't necessary, sometimes the old tried and true methods work the best!

Thanks very much for the feedback folks. From reading some of your other posts I'm sure the info you provided is accurate.

I notice from the scout skills section that the rangers have some interesting abilities such as:

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Trick Arrow
Archery
Deals damage with little hate. The next player to damage the creature will enrage the creature, generating hate.


That along with other skills such as moving in stealth and seeing invisible mobs got me thinking those would be cool pulling oriented abilities. Who knows what the developers may have in mind for the future...

Templars get a spell line called Sign of... (e.g. Debility) which will pull a MoB in a pacified state. As long as you don't do any damage you can cast any spell or art on it. So you have 16 seconds for everyone to debuff and for the tank to build aggro with taunts, etc. Also works for parking adds if you don't have an enchanter in your group.

(Crowd control is supposed to be the Templar's secondary role now. Don't get me started.)

The important thing to remember here is that you can't pull from too far away like you could in EQ. Most mobs have a defined range and will not go past a set point. Therefore, if things get too hairy, you can run away and the mob will break the encounter as soon as you get out of its "range". On the flip side, if you pull a mob too far away from your group, you have the chance of that mob breaking the encounter and running away before you get back to your mates.