Sword AND Board: Looking at Paladin in a different light

[Izsha]

While stance dance is always important, to me (and many others) it doesn't make the job any less boring.

Sword oath: 1,2,3, spirits, scorn, CDs as needed.
Shield oath: 1,2,3, spirits, scorn, CDs as needed.

the fact that the effects of both stances is completely passive (extra auto attack vs perma 20% damage reduction) prevents it from being it more interesting. If there's no active change then how can it become engaging when it's just passive effects?

I always applaud encouraging stance dance, but that's for both tanks and it is often overlooked for both tanks. the high end tank meta has already shifted hard into dps mode and using tank stances similarly to a temporary defensive cooldown, not as a way to tank.

I can appreciate then sentiment, but I can't really agree with the details because pld does virtually the same thi ng regardless of stance. Hard for me to envision that as terribly interesting.