I can speak English, Indonesian, Malay, (Passable) Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien. And you know why I don't post on Japanese forum? Cause my Japanese is just "passable" level.

とにかく、マイン話題を戻る。。。

Why even bring Mr. Happy in the picture? Sure SMN is strong in prolonged fight, sure BLM is good in blowing up Dreadknights, to each their niche.

Paladin have shield yes it's good, but all that was factored in when doing the calculations for why Warrior is likely to be the stronger tank. Sure the only valid point I'd give you is that Warriors do not have the flexibility of calling their CDs at any time. But seriously that is a minor issue that can be rectified by Infuriate. The shield does not put the Warrior in a stat deficit position, only gripe you want to complain is that Paladin gets to choose a 2 option upgrade.

The only thing strong about Paladin is his Sword Oath and Hallowed Ground. Other than that consistency of mitigation come 2.1 will put Warrior in a favorable position.