Quote Originally Posted by Kwate View Post
The problem is nothing DEF based, it's the fact that DD's can tank almost as efficiently, can cause more damage and hold hate without alot of extra gadget abilities. PLD I think is perfect for alliance type setup, but when you're doing 3-5 people lowman (which is the majority) every slot counts. PLD defensively is great, offensively is where it becomes a liability, especially when other DD jobs are so potent at 90.
No I disagree. Defense is part of the bias that feeds into this retarded anti-paladin fervor. Shadows and high evade do trump physical defense on this game on a lot of different mobs. And just because a ninja or theif deals with damage better on certain bosses than a paladin does for some strange reason everyone wants to say paladins suck. It's stupid i'll admit, but defense deffinitely plays a roll, and it's not all offense in nature.

But that aside, the paladin does have it's own unique strengths and is solid, more so now than ever in the past and I love the job. No class is best on every thing, but for some weird reason people expect this of paladins. Don't ask me why.