What's the problem with Paladin?

[RiisWolf]

Weakest Threat Multipliers
Weakest Damage (damage to threat, damage to win)
Weakest AoE Threat (A huge issue for A2S because flash doesn't hurt anything and CoS barely hurts a thing. Why is there no circle slash!?)
Weak RNG Damage Reduction (blocks 20% of 15% of total hits)
Weak CD Damage Reduction (relies too much on long CDs)
Weak Self Sustainability (no barrier, interruptible slow heal)
Flash. (F this skill)
Weak. (Your very involvement means things will take longer)

[AsteriaStarfall]

Weakest AoE Threat (A huge issue for A2S because flash doesn't hurt anything and CoS barely hurts a thing. Why is there no circle slash!?)

Just started playing pally this past couple weeks. This was the first thing i noticed when leveling. I was totally surprised that no damage AoE ability was present until level 50. Hell the other tanks get AoE abilities at lvl 12, why those would not be cross class able is beyond me. I like the look of paladin, and will continue to play it. I however do not raid savage, so that's probably best for me.
Seriously, just my mind was blown that there were no AoE dps spells before level 50, and then the one at 50 has a medium CD.

If i was to redesign the spell: 5 second CD, and uses mana. That way it would balance out the quicker recasts, Potency of 175, and learned at lvl 20

[RiisWolf]

Just started playing pally this past couple weeks. This was the first thing i noticed when leveling. I was totally surprised that no damage AoE ability was present until level 50. Hell the other tanks get AoE abilities at lvl 12, why those would not be cross class able is beyond me. I like the look of paladin, and will continue to play it. I however do not raid savage, so that's probably best for me.
Seriously, just my mind was blown that there were no AoE dps spells before level 50, and then the one at 50 has a medium CD.

If i was to redesign the spell: 5 second CD, and uses mana. That way it would balance out the quicker recasts, Potency of 175, and learned at lvl 20

Coming out of WoW and many MMOs it was among the first things I noticed too. And it was way worse in 2.0. So bad that I lost interest in the game at 20 altogether, until 2.2. Only to find out Paladin is still. .. .UGH!

My first Garuda run was the final straw in 2.2, as we wiped out for over an hour because nobody could kill the plumes fast enough. Wouldn't happen if someone AoE'd, but the monks won't, the sch didn't have time, and I couldn't. So I went to warrior and everything was infinitely better. I still keep my paladin at end game level even though I hate it.

If anything I think gore blade would be better off as an AoE or if CoS was learned at a much earlier point than 50 . . . .. Or if we got a circle slash.

[Synestra]

If anything I think gore blade would be better off as an AoE or if CoS was learned at a much earlier point than 50 . . . .. Or if we got a circle slash.

Actually RA would be better canditade for being AoE, atleast if you base this on animation as RA looks like mini-holy when you use it, or Shield Swipe because well... its called a swipe afterall.