It's about time Shield oath and Grit become Abilities instead of Spells. (off-GCD)

[Thela]

I disagree. For the Dark Knight, entering Grit could be accompanied by an AoE magic explosion, and that wouldn't feel out of place at all.

Bit harder on Paladin, but having Shield Oath do like, a Shield Ram into an enemy (Hey a gapcloser while we're at it!) and Sword Oath doing an cone swipe seems pretty thematic to me.

Sounds alright, but remember for Paladin if you stay in Shield Oarth for just a few seconds, chances are you will have to apply Goring Blade while in Shield Oarth and that is a HUGE dps loss because you will be applying a dot with the -15% damage modifier. The same problem in reverse for those suggesting a damage buff when switching to tank stance for x seconds, it would essentially force PLD to go into Shield Oarth every time you are applying Goring Blade. This is also why switching to tank stance for PLD is so taxing, not only do you lose 2 GCD's switching back and forth and the MP cost, but if you do it at a time when you have to reapply goring as well, well you're basically already screwed damage wise.