Quote Originally Posted by Enkidoh View Post
I disagree Sword Oath is useless - you're not in a party 24/7, and there are plenty of times where the game forces you to solo. That's when you use Sword Oath. It gives a noticeable boost to your attacks, but naturally at the expense of the added defense you would get with Shield Oath. And when you're on your own, you only have yourself to heal and hence often it's just better to get the battle through as quickly as possible rather than trying to mitigate damage.
I can see your point for solo play, but I'm thinking of the party mechanic perspective - which in the endgame is going to be the vast majority of your playtime.

Oh and lets not forget stunning/silence. People expect stuns even when you MT, which adds yet another dimension to playing (managing the global CD, watching the castbars, etc etc). All in all, paladin is fun for me. There's more to the job than the "rotation," there's plenty to keep us busy in fights. I'd like more dynamic cross-class but that's about it.