The Sword, the Shield, and the Holy Spirit - 4.0 PLD guide

[Galactimus]

"While in Shield Oath, you passively generate Oath Gauge at a significantly slower rate"

Not reeeeeally.

Holy Spirit gives you 20 Oath Gauge when cast in Shield Oath.
That's 100 Oath Gauge every minute + whatever you get from blocks.
Auto Attacks in Sword Oath end up having a very similar pace.

[Thoro39]

"While in Shield Oath, you passively generate Oath Gauge at a significantly slower rate"

Not reeeeeally.

Holy Spirit gives you 20 Oath Gauge when cast in Shield Oath.
That's 100 Oath Gauge every minute + whatever you get from blocks.
Auto Attacks in Sword Oath end up having a very similar pace.

Read again. Emphasis on "passively". Holy spirit is not a passive action. The guide well does indeed mention Holy Spirit's Shieldoath effect.

[Galactimus]

Correct.

However, he's using "significantly slower Oath Gauge generation" as a reason to "stay out of Shield Oath." I'm pointing out that, in the end, both stances generate Oath Gauge at almost the same rate; therefore it's not a valid reason. And let's not argue semantics. "Holy Spirit is not a passive action." Given that every Paladin rotation uses Holy Spirit five times a minute it pretty much is passively obtained when in Shield Oath.