PLD... The curious contradiction....

[Ricky]

I know you're joking... but it's true...
WAR, as a job, focuses on enmity generation while PLD, as a job, focuses on damage mitigation...
Job skills are exclusive... so WAR doesn't get damage mitigation and PLD doesn't get enmity....
Who is losing more?

Definitely right on this point, the loss of Second Wind alone is so noticeable on Paladin vs Warrior. The skills you can get from CNJ are just not good enough compared to the skills Warrior has access to, although I haven't really tried keeping Stoneskin on my self as much as possible, I haven't played PLD much period, leveled White Mage instead

[Sasagawa]

Definitely right on this point, the loss of Second Wind alone is so noticeable on Paladin vs Warrior. The skills you can get from CNJ are just not good enough compared to the skills Warrior has access to, although I haven't really tried keeping Stoneskin on my self as much as possible, I haven't played PLD much period, leveled White Mage instead

I noticed this the other day, while testing out things on PLD before patch.

I said to myself why use holy succor to heal ?

then I realised if I equip my blessed ring and black pearl chocker i can get normal cures for 500-600 hp on demand provided my mp lasts

Holy succor around 250mp
Cure 112

All i can say is I have now changed to rotating between stone skin and cure while tanking and added with the hopefully improved damage mitigation I reckon as a tank I can keep myself alive alot easier generate more hate and hold the attention of mobs better.....

Now how to sort that animation lock !