Paladin

[SpookyGhost]

While it is possible to do all the story content without the PLD soulstone (I've tanked a lot of it in Sword Oath), you need good healers to get you through the excess damage you'll be taking. At 40 with PLD you get access to Shield Oath, as others have said, which decreases damage received by 20%. It's recommended to get CNJ to 15 as soon as you ding 30, simply because it'll take about an hour at most and you get a big boost from unlocking it. You also get access to AF armor at 45/50 which is your best armor before 50, so you'll basically want to get CNJ to 15 by at MOST 40.

[AlrikRouge]

And to answer your other question, you will not miss any story line quests if you get your PLD soul stone or even start leveling another class. The story line must be followed to progress in the game anyway for all end-game content.

Jumping to add the PLD quest line will also help you, as you get some decent gear along the way.

[Espon]

Hi there,

I recently bought this game on Steam so I'm new to all this, I have a question regarding Paladins.

My Gladiator is currently lvl 29, alsmot 30, should I stick with Gladiator till I reach lvl 50 or can I get the lvl15 Conjurer and start the Paladin quest? Will I miss anything by not reaching lvl 50 gladiator first?

Thanks

The Paladin job is more of an extension of the Gladiator class. As you level up as a Paladin, your Gladiator level will increase as well. If reach level 50 as a Paladin, you'll also be a level 50 Gladiator

You should definitely level up Conjurer to unlock Paladin since it's essentially a better Gladiator but without the wider variety of cross-class skills. You'll have access to all Gladiator skills, new Paladin skills, plus the cross-class skills from Conjurer and Marauder.

[WSoares]

The Paladin job is more of an extension of the Gladiator class. As you level up as a Paladin, your Gladiator level will increase as well. If reach level 50 as a Paladin, you'll also be a level 50 Gladiator

You should definitely level up Conjurer to unlock Paladin since it's essentially a better Gladiator but without the wider variety of cross-class skills. You'll have access to all Gladiator skills, new Paladin skills, plus the cross-class skills from Conjurer and Marauder.

Thank you very much for explaining it to me, that will make things a lot easier for me.

[Nutz]

As other have said, you'll want to level up CNJ (at least to 15, if not 34) right away to unlock PLD. It's very rare to see players above 30 that do not have a job soulstone equipped. So with other classes as well, you'll want to do the job quest when you hit 30.

In general, leveling classes up to 15 is not a big deal, provides a few cross class abilities that other classes can use, and fulfills secondary class requirements for jobs. It's never a bad thing to try out a class or two to 15 if the mood strikes you.

[Yunnie]

Get Cnj to 15, so u can grab your PLD soul @30. From there level pld exclusively to 50 (while making sure to complete your pld quests and doing all dungeons). Once you get a job to 50 and beat the story, go ahead and level other stuff. If you do this, you "should" level other classes fast (since it feels like there's some type of exp boost factored into having a lv50)

Try not to fate grind at all while leveling pld, because the tanking experience you get from dungeons will help you transition into the 50s dungeons

[WSoares]

Edited:
Stupid question already answered.

[Swordphobic]

One great tip, do not use riot blade for tanking, and learn when and how to use flash.

[JonBigwood]

As a PLD your stats will get better, I think nobody said it, and it's best to have the oaths as soon as possible. As the rest have said, do the PLD quest as soon as you can. Then do the job quests soon too when available, it's worth it.