There are already two dps-tank jobs, please don't make Paladin the third.

[Desthro]

Paladin's do have a defensive advantage in their shield, plain and simple. Given it only works on physical damage, that's the problem. People need to stop perpetuating the whole "Paladin isn't tankier". Yes it is, against physical damage. Out classes Dark Knight and Warrior, because of the shield reduction + Shelltron + Bulwark + STR down. It's the same reason Dark Knight's have an advantage on Magic Damage, int down + Dark Mind. The only reason these don't matter is because A2S is somewhat face-rolly and as mentioned above, high damage instances being <6 seconds means Warrior's IB usage trumps all.

All the more reason to normalize magical and physical damage so tank defenses protect against it all. That way each tank is always relevant.