Druids the most efficient group pullers?

[richice]

Is it just me or are druids one of the most efficient pullers in the game? I think druids are one of the best leveling group pullers (outside zones especially). This works even better with another healer and/or mana buffs.

I always enjoyed pulling and being efficient when leveling with a group. I started pulling in MM, and have continued to in CoM and KC. I'm not saying even a rogue couldn't pull in these zones, but I am saying druids do it the most efficiently. When you have any other class pull, you sacrifice damage (monk, ranger) or buffs (bard) to chain pull mobs. As a druid who only has to side heal (or even main heal), as long as your mana is decent, all you need is to harmony, snare, and root. You can lay out the mobs in the space you have with these 3 spells.

I'm not saying this for anything other than leveling groups. I compare druids mostly to how paladins and shadow knights make great tanks for leveling groups. I also consider enchanters to be efficient pullers as well with: calm, tash, sick pet, mez adds etc. as long as the group can CC the pet if charm breaks while they are pulling.

[Rang]

You're right. They are great pullers in outdoor zones. But the minute you enter in Seb, HS, LGuk, or SolB - you are gonna have problems

[welly321]

I read this post as "Druids do the least amount of things in groups, therefore they are not missed when out pulling, therefore they are the best pullers"

[richice]

Originally Posted by welly321 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I read this post as "Druids do the least amount of things in groups, therefore they are not missed when out pulling, therefore they are the best pullers"

Hahaha I am torn between my level 12 monk or enchanter as my next character to play. I only started the druid to gear up my other classes. I like being active in EQ so I do my best with what the druid has to offer [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Jimjam]

Rangers get better ranged attacks and sneak, but yeah druids aren't bad. I think they do sacrifice more by missing out on meditation than rangers though.

I suspect a ranger is more likely to be geared towards pulling than a druid too.

[richice]

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

Rangers get better ranged attacks and sneak, but yeah druids aren't bad. I think they do sacrifice more by missing out on meditation than rangers though.

I suspect a ranger is more likely to be geared towards pulling than a druid too.

I thought about that too, but you miss out on damage from the ranger being gone. If there is continuous mobs sitting in the camp, you need that melee damage to take them down. Also, if you have a good tank who only needs a heal here and there, the druid isn't burning that much mana with harmo, snare, and root especially with a clarity going. I do fully agree that rangers are great pullers as well though. I'm a halfling, so I sneak too (not very good though).

[DaddyTrollzBerg]

Monk > SK > All Bums.

[Amyas]

Bards, monks, SKs, ect imo beat them

[indiscriminate_hater]

Bards best pullers outdoors, hands down. Rangers are probably second. If a druid is pulling then they're not medding, and therefore not providing what limited utility they do have for a group situation.

[Troxx]

I can think of a few instances outdoors where unresistable ranger/druid harmony is much better than bards. In general though, bard probably best.