I've main pld since 2.X and I am myself hand it was a hard to choice to main either PLD or DKR.

And with the new combo skills PLD got for me it's made it's rotation very fun. Most people just look at PLD as a plain plate and don't do much with it. It's a very utility based job and that's what I like about it. Most skills people just smear off to one side and think it doesn't have any use but just because you can't find a use for it dons't mean there isn't a use for it.

1. Stoneskin. I've got this damn thing on tap and find many uses for it, incoming big attack, when someone died and is low on Hp *poping SS might save them from a attack*
2. Divine Vile. It's your Stone SKin cast on every one in PLD form! what more could you ask for?
3. Tempered will! it's been mentioned in the above post.


Now let's get into DPS rotation if your just going 123, 124, then your not outputting the max DPS a PLD can do.

My roation is:

Fast Blade -> Savage Blade -> Rage of Halone
Fast Blade -> Riot Blade -> Fight or Flight -> Goring Blade+ Circle of Scorns
Fast Blade -> Savage Blade -> Royal Authority
Fast Blade -> Savage Blade -> Rage of Halone
Fast Blade -> Riot Blade -> Goring Blade+ Circle of Scorns *just before FOF wears off this should ensure Aggro is kept and your doing Max DPS but if require switch out the goring Blade combo for a Rage of Halone one.

So yeah yeah there is more to PLD now then just 1,2,3.

For Cover I find a few uses for it, In dungeons when healer has Aggro on newly spawned mobs and they rush to them straight away.

So PLD is only suited for those that they make interesting.