Honestly, as much as it bugs me I switched over to Pugilist a couple of days ago. I love sword-wielding characters but not enough to be a pure meatshield who can't deal damage for himself.

I mean, come on. Cecil Harvey in FFIV was a tank but hit REALLY hard, and he's THE iconic Paladin of the series. But instead of basing Paladins off Cecil, they're basing them off lame ass WoW/EQ stereotypes where they suck at doing damage but can get hit a lot while your party fights for you.