Quote Originally Posted by Sapphidia View Post
Paladin doesnt have a stigma because it's simple, it has a stigma because in practise it does poopy damage compared to the other tanks.

If anything "simple" can be a benefit because it often means reliable/consistant in a game with complicated boss mechanics. I think I see what you're trying to say, but I think it's a little misguided!
The problem is not PLD's design, but the fact the devs allowed the tank meta to focus on DPS. That in itself is the result of not designing tanks to keep them tanking in their tank stance (since a good part of the DPS issue wouldn't exist if they had; all it would mean is that raids would have had to spend an extra week or two or esoterics to gear their DPS appropriately to meet the checks in Alexander).

The desire for "simple" comes from the fact half the people on these forums want PLD turned into a WAR or DRK facsimile for the sake of increasing its DPS.