Quote Originally Posted by Alerith View Post
Meaning that if it requires a Paladin but requires an Aegis or Ochain, then that means PLDs without them hardly benefit at all. Inversely, if it's tankable by a PLD without either shield...you probably don't need a PLD to tank it.
Sorry if it's already been said, but I doubt it can be said often enough:

I don't want content to require Paladin. If nothing else, that's not fair to the other 21 jobs. What I'd really like is content that allows or permits Paladin. Right now it's a binary switch, a quantum leap between "needs PLD" and "no PLD allowed," much like the gap between relic/empyrean shields and other shields.

We can drop this whole shield drama entirely if PLD had viable contributions to a party in other ways, say with a Great Sword or a Staff. Excenmille has been rockin' a two-hander for over twenty years, but we players sure as hell can't.