All this talk about Paladin needing buffs. Let's Royal Authority Brainstorm.

[Phoenicia]

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Sorry to break it to you mate, but PLD is not "meant to be main tank" any more than the other two. In ANY encounter that a PLD can MT, a WAR can do just as good a job, while dishing out more DPS. And in any encounter with heavy magic damage, a DRK will do a better job than PLD while still dishing out more damage.

PLD superiority isn't its mitigation, it's its safety net.

Now that is cleared, let's move on to gearing choice:

Tanking in this game is about having enough survivability to survive the biggest hit long enough to receive the next heal, anything more is "wasted". From there, you should invest in DPS/aggro.

You shouldn't underestimate PLD DPS, even if it is lower than the other tanks.

Tanks using slaying accessories is not "using gear they're not supposed to use". It's not like tanks are deliberately wearing lower item levels or, God forbid, Disciple of War (leather) gear for added DPS stats, now THAT would hurt.

I do not understand the logic behind this one: you say it irks you when PLD uses STR gear then you say something like "The other things I would like to see for PLD is bringing back the block mechanic based on strength for damage reduction." Where is the logic in this one?

Parry AND block are random, it's not just parry. And to fix it, SE gave you Sheltron and you already had Bulwark.

I do not care what they do with Shield Swipe, it is floating in a very iffy spot atm.

Royal Authority is already a very high potency combo finisher. It is so high up there actually. It doesn't need any buffs or debuffs added.

Only change PLD really needs is the enmity multipliers on its main combo. Yes they do not have Maim/Darkside, but PLD is the only class that has enmity generators in 2 of its 3 combos. It is also the only class that has a reactive ability with an enmity multiplier (Shield Swipe). And they are the only class that includes an AoE attack that has a triple enmity multiplier (CoS) in their single target rotation.