does PLD feel like a holy class yet?

[Tam_Hawkins]

If I remember right, in the Japanese version Paladin isn't called Paladin. It's just called Knight.

Yeah i it's just Knight, that said they made it a bit more "holy" if you want to call it that. we got a nice party shield and an heal that is supposed to go to a Party member but can also be cast on yourself.

[Jonnycbad]

Right, FFXI and FFXIV Paladins are simply called "Naito" (Knight), this is different from FF9's Beatrix (compared to Steiner) or FF4 Cecil's PLD which was "Paradin/Seiken". Although, FFXI's PLD had Cures/Holy/Flash.

[Jonnycbad]

FFT "Holy Knights" could use "Holy Sword" skills. FF9 Beatrix was a Paladin and could cast mid-tier white magic and 'Holy'.

[Seku]

Give PLD holy...then we'll have everything....except poster boy. Maybe in the 3rd expansion when people realize pld is bad ass as is.

[VisRalis]

Give PLD holy...

Yes please. Granted probably get one a few casts off it and for pitiful damage but that utility... awesome.

[Seku]

Yes please. Granted probably get one a few casts off it and for pitiful damage but that utility... awesome.

Or SE can just make PLD it's favorite child of the 3 tanks and give it a Holy that's based off strength or is it attack?.....like they did with the new heal spell. =Q

[Kaedan94]

The fact it's called "knight" in Japanese doesn't really matter. They purposefully chose to call it Paladin in English, so they are obviously making allusions to Paladins in their other games (which also happen to be called "knights"... sometimes with a qualifier).

That being said, there are plenty of "holy" aspects to the Paladin. They can use White magic for one. Hallowed Ground is an obvious holy reference. Flash, Circle, Spirits Within... even Rage of Halone has a god's name in it. As for new skills, they have Divine Veil and Clemency.

[Enkidoh]

That being said, there are plenty of "holy" aspects to the Paladin. They can use White magic for one. Hallowed Ground is an obvious holy reference. Flash, Circle, Spirits Within... even Rage of Halone has a god's name in it. As for new skills, they have Divine Veil and Clemency.

Firstly, the FFXIV version of PLD does not use white magic - they can cross class Conjury spells like Cure, which is a totally different school of magic (which is more akin to the traditional Geomancer Job, in that they're actually drawn from the surrounding environment). True 'holy' White Magic is actually a forbidden art in Eorzea. And Flash, Circle of Scorn and Rage of Halone are not even PLD abilities - they're Gladiator skills, which shows, to use a pun, the real power behind the throne.

You're not even a true PLD anyway, you're just a GLA who has equipped a magic crystal that allows them to quickly master a few skills taught by the Sultansworn, Uld'ah's royal guard. If you're thinking you can be a DnD style 'holy knight' you're playing the wrong game. And as Seku said, all players are technically 'holy' in that they're the Warrior of Light, chosen by Hydaelyn Herself, regardless of whatever class or Job you happen to be.

[rawker]

And then it gets interrupted.

[Sandamar]

I love clemency even though i am mad for the cast time.
Because what Is this skill supposed to do? My guess would be emergency heal on party member. But where Is the emergency when you need 3 seconds to cast it and might BE interrupted

I dont know considéring the mp Cost it should be instant or like esuna/leech (ie 1 second cast time)