so, after playing around with royal authority, ive noticed a few things
im almost positive this thign has a hidden enmity modifier.after numerous tests, by way of intentionally undergearing with an overgeard DPS, among other things, i'm able to hold hate easier than before by using it in place of halone while the halone debuff is up on the mob.
it also doesnt seem to be affected by sword oath's -20% damage dealt modifier. i'm pulling extremely similar numbers in both sword and shield oath. it also seems to have a fairly high crit rate.
maybe it isnt as disappointing as i thought