verb Gaming Slang

pull

· verb · gaming

Starting a fight by drawing an enemy out toward your group.

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Definitions

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In MMOs, initiating combat by getting an enemy (or a pack of them) to come to you, usually the tank ranged-attacking to grab a controlled number rather than waking the whole room.

“Tank, pull just the two on the left, leave the patrol or we wipe.”
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Also the noun for that group of enemies you've engaged, or the act of over-aggroing more than you meant to.

“That was a huge pull, three extra mobs ran in, heals don't drop or we're done.”
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pull In A Sentence

Tank, pull just the two on the left, leave the patrol or we wipe.
That was a huge pull, three extra mobs ran in, heals don't drop or we're done.

Origin & Usage

A staple of raid and dungeon MMORPGs, where controlling how many enemies you 'pull' at once is core to survival.

Variants pullingoverpullthe pull
Tags #mmo#rpg#tanking#pve

People Also Ask

What does pull mean in gaming?

To pull means to start a fight by drawing an enemy out toward your group, usually by attacking or approaching it. It's how a group deliberately initiates combat with a target or pack.

How do you use pull in a sentence?

"Let the tank pull first so the boss faces away from us." It refers to the act of triggering an enemy to engage.

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