[Petition] Have Naoki Yoshida Play Healer and take off the DPS Gloves for a year.

[Absimiliard]

Viability =/= job design

My point stands. PLD's current design is a trainwreck. -16s FoF opener, mandatory held atonements.

[Martynek]

My point stands. PLD's current design is a trainwreck. -16s FoF opener, mandatory held atonements.

Optional optimisations done to get the most out of your job in the top end of content are not the same as the core intended loop of the job.
The base design of Paladin is simple and intuitive.
Optimising paladin is janky and awkward.
I like both of these things, which is why I like Paladin and have mained it since I joined the game in 2.1.

You uh...do know PLD still isn't particularly desirable in most raid comps, yes?

Don't care. Viability != job design.
In addition, everything is viable. Who cares if it does, say, 5% or so less DPS? You can clear every single piece of content in the game with any standard permutation of jobs.