I feel the biggest problem with PLD is the mixed message developers send in regards to blind, stun and pacification. Sometimes these debuffs work, sometimes they do not but most of the time they don't. I think it would be better to have debuffs or buffs that always work instead of the ones PLD has now. When they aren't working it makes a lot of PLD skills become unnecessary. This makes the class feel even more simplified compared to warrior.

Also, I feel shield swipe feels weak since its tied to a secondary effect that doesn't work most of the time. Maybe it could ignore shield oath penalty? I dunno, just throwing something out there.