Ya know, the more I look at Paladin's shit, the more I see it as a "Here, I can provide this because you guys suck and keep screwing up mechanics". I don't see Paladin's utility as anything truly useful in groups that have their shit together. Can they help a party recover from a potential wipe? Possibly. You know what else is a good way to prevent wipes? Not dying. What Paladin's best at is mitigation. They put the least stress on healers as a MT, for lots of reasons, and in groups that don't screw up, that's the only real thing they're worth. Their utility's more or less just "extra", and most of it's pretty niche.