Quote Originally Posted by Zagen View Post
When you give the PLD higher hate amounts nothing in the game changes. A DD can A) cap hate, B) maintain it over mages, and C) kill the monster faster. Giving PLD a higher cap than any other player gives them A and B (which they can do already) but does nothing for C, since a DD can do A, B, and C all at once there still wouldn't be a need for PLD.
/sigh

This argument manages to creep into every thread about paladin and it's getting old and it makes no sense.

Who cares if other more offense oriented tanks can kill faster than a Paladin. They have less defense, require more support - what's the problem?

That's like saying a red mage sucks at nuking cause black mages can kill things faster with nukes so a red mage's nukes are broken and need to be fixed. It's a silly argument. If you are in a group with another tank who is generating more enmity than you and managing to stay alive help support him instead of complaining about him. Use your white magic to heal him and back him up if he gets into trouble. There is more to a paladin than just "sponging" and just because you are not the main tank in a group doens't mean you are useless and have nothing else to do.