Simple Fix to PLD

[Gunslinger]

i mean, okay, make paladin take less damage than warrior... but to what end? what does it help?

Because maybe this game will eventually have a boss that doesn't rely on a speed kill to get a chest? It's not hard to imagine a time/situation where your DPSs won't be balls-to-the-wall every second of their existence (as much fun as that is).

This whole "but how will they keep hate?!" argument totally ignores the other side of the equation; DDs should be responsible for their hate as well, not just the tank. This is one thing FFXI had right. They didn't give Dragoons Evasive Jump for nothing, you know? PLD hate is not the problem, that's a play-style issue and a choice that a party/LS makes (yes, more hate is always nice). The fact that PLD takes roughly the same damage as a warrior (since they, gasp, wear the same gear) is the real problem.