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    Aug 2013
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    Scribe Vii
    World
    Faerie
    Main Class
    Gladiator Lv 60
    Please keep in mind all of this is an opinion, so here goes... My main is PLD, while I have DRG and WHM.

    Fun to Play:
    This class is certainly fun to play because of the 'I'm the leader' mentality. For people who like to lead, tanking is what you need to do because you set the pace of the raid, and because of this, I enjoy playing the Paladin. I can play the game the way that I want to, and if someone is making me wish that SE had implemented a kick feature, then I can make them glad that they haven't (I know, there's one being implemented in 2.1). Similarly, tanking also requires having an intimate knowledge of the dungeons. DPS and Healers (people are going to hate me for this part) do not have to know the dungeon, all they need to know is which monster/person they need to attack or heal, and attack or heal that monster/person. Sure, they have to position themselves every once in awhile, but overall, it's a pretty consistent playstyle once you find your perfect rotation.

    Not Fun to Play:
    Paladin rotation is, simply, boring. There isn't much to it, go into dungeon, put on shield oath, run at a mob, use flash a couple times, mark mobs, and then start up your rage of halone combo. Boom done, move onto next set of mobs. Oh woah, you want me to pull 4 mobs together so you can show off your awesome DPS? Sure, I can spam flash, I mean that awesome 1 button has been screaming at me to mash it into oblivion it all night. You want me to tank Titan? Sure, I can press 1, 2, 3 for 10 minutes and side step every once in awhile. Woah, he just used Stoneskin, this tank is the bees knees.

    Conclusion:
    I'm happy with where the Paladin is at right now. I am glad that I picked the Paladin, since I can play how I want to play. Though I am sad that SE did not put more variety in for the Paladin. I'm thinking that over time we will see a lot more variety added to the game, including class variety. If I don't see some rework of class skills in like the next year or two, I'll be a bit disappointed. However, since I'm getting closer to gear my Paladin in full ilvl90 at this point, I am not overly concerned as I'll be gearing out my DRG next and if I get bored I have my DRG for variety.

    As a side note: I like your ideas for the four oaths, I'm sure that SE will do what they want so I'm not going to pick them apart.
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    Last edited by Scribe; 12-09-2013 at 11:23 PM. Reason: Adding the rest of my comments... Dumb character limit
    Don't give up.