01-07-2005, 05:41 PM
That was an interesting read, and it may be true that hunters are great pullers, but I'm not seeing how they are absolutely the best.
The article seems to say that hunters are good pullers because they have:
1) Long range attacks
2) Mob tracking
3) Pulling strategy where hunter solo-pulls, then returns to far-away group
4) Pet with taunt/disengage/feign death for bad pulls
I can see the validity of these points, but anyone with a gun can do 1, and any group could do 3. For 2, priests have Mind Vision, and a little patience and care will show you where all the mobs are anyway.
The de-aggro abilities are very nice, and I can see how they would help with the solo pull strategy (hunter feigning is better than a warrior just dying :)
So maybe hunters are very good pullers, but I think other good players could achieve similar successes. I may be wrong though as I have never played one or played with a very good one.
The article seems to say that hunters are good pullers because they have:
1) Long range attacks
2) Mob tracking
3) Pulling strategy where hunter solo-pulls, then returns to far-away group
4) Pet with taunt/disengage/feign death for bad pulls
I can see the validity of these points, but anyone with a gun can do 1, and any group could do 3. For 2, priests have Mind Vision, and a little patience and care will show you where all the mobs are anyway.
The de-aggro abilities are very nice, and I can see how they would help with the solo pull strategy (hunter feigning is better than a warrior just dying :)
So maybe hunters are very good pullers, but I think other good players could achieve similar successes. I may be wrong though as I have never played one or played with a very good one.