Is Paladin the least fun class to play?

[Alywell]

Its quite fun timing CDs

Fair enough

and understanding the fight mechanics to get the most out of your tank class.

Every role has to understand the fight mechanics. And maybe you haven't noticed, but the DPS and healers have their load of "mechanics" that YOU, as a tank, don't even need to know/worry about. That's not exclusive to tank, let alone paladin I'm afraid.

is it an easy class to play ? yes but its equally a very hard class to master.

Do people really believe this? I mean, maybe it's because I've been playing MMOs for a long time, and FFXIV happens to be one of the easiest I've played, but anyone who has a little experience at tanking in MMOs in general will "master" their Paladin a mere few weeks after they are capped. This doesn't apply if, say, this is your first MMO though. It will take more time, of course.

you need to know what to do in every fight and you also need to know every boss mechanic including the ones you don't dodge so that when they happen you always have a back up plan. example of this is popping hallowed on titan to give healer time to raise someone "comfortably"

This goes for tanking in general. And I'm afraid that "knowing every boss mechanics including the ones you don't dodge" is the least everyone in your party expect you to do, as it is the least you expect of a healer to keep everyone alive.