So...Why was Shield Oath level 40?

[RubenSnizzle]

I never understood the mind behind such a stupid mistake.

What do Paladin get at 30?

Sword Oath Increases the potency of auto-attacks by 50. I mean, what the hell? I get it that paladin is a "experienced" tank before level 40, and you have to know how to switch between targets to keep aggro, but this is ridiculous.

Who the hell would want to run as a PLD, when WAR is almost the same (minus dmg mitigation and receive more DMG), but gets defiance 10 LEVEL LOWER than PLD's Shield Oath.

In term of dungeon/fate run/grind, this is a lot of time, where, if under geared or not having the best HQ wpn (if you have the money for the over priced garbage on the MB) for your level or dungeon gear.

I have no problem tanking, and i always wanted to level up a PLD, but this always turns me off so bad when i think about having Shield Oath at 40 and having to deal with dungeons like Haukke, cutter's cry, Brayflox, which all have A LOT of enemies in them, and when you have a BLM/SMN, it makes it even worst for that class to attain it's maximum DPS, because OOPS, the little Mr/Ms Paladin can't keep aggro that good.