Everlasting Hunger as a taunt?

[Mistmoore-Milaga]

Okay, the massive hate generated by Deathmarch has reminded me about just how much hate group buffs can generate. Back in my Fallen Gate days when I was still a struggling crusader I regularly buffed right after the pull to help with aggro.Several updates back they made a change to the hunger line which increased the recast time to a minute. I'm assuming this was to prevent SKs from turning it off and on, a recast-less taunt. I always thought the one minute timer seemed harsh, but now I'm thinking it's because giving all groupmembers a proc might be a big hate boost.  Unhallowed Strength is another buff, but with only a 30 second recast I imagine the hate from the STR/STA is not as great as the proc.Does anyone use the buff-after-pull strategy for aggro control anymore? This is, after all, a taunt we can cast on the run ...<div></div>

[Ultimatum]

I don't think those types of buffs generate aggro anymore.  Back then those were just a short (30 seconds if I remember correctly) buff on a short recast (1.5-3 mins?).  I used to use that strategy as well, but ever since they changed all of those short buffs into maintained buffs, I think they took the hate generation away.  I used to regularly buff on and during the pull if I recently died, and I've never seen those buffs pull aggro.<div></div>

[No]

<DIV>Buffs still generate aggro ... Death March is a massive buff and this is why it draws so much aggro + the fact that your dps will go insanely up.  Everlasting Hunger doesn't proc on the cast, and is a long 1min recast when it's able to be on until cancelled ... so it's not really a taunt and I don't see why people would use it to generate aggro</DIV><p>Message Edited by Nody on <span class=date_text>09-20-2006</span> <span class=time_text>12:23 PM</span>

[Myra]

Personally i don't thinks buffs in general create much agro upon casting. I have cast many buffs in combat to no effect in this regaurd. (It used to cause agro tho). Dethmarch is on its own in this regaurd. It generated massive agro to the point that if I am not MT I can not cast if after the pull and not get agro and hold it. It seems to me the agro it causes is unique. Also the DPS increase will effact others as well. Besides it is instant agro - I don't need to hit what so ever. In fac I can stop hitting and still hold it.<p>Message Edited by Myraan on <span class=date_text>09-21-2006</span> <span class=time_text>09:38 AM</span><p>Message Edited by Myraan on <span class=date_text>09-21-2006</span> <span class=time_text>09:39 AM</span>

[JoarAddam]

I used to use siphon str to add a little extra to hate.  that was back when there was no cooldown<div></div>