How do these changes fix the issues with Paladin?

[Ultimatecalibur]

I would like chain stunning more if bosses were susceptible to it. The only fights where this comes in handy is Ifrit HM and I think AS3 (or so I heard.)

Don't forget the adds in Levi EX

For me at least, I would be less bothered by PLD's lower DPS if the trade-off was you could give the Stone Cold Salute to any boss mechanic.

Hopefully the change to shield swipe means that they plan to include more stunable/pacifiable actions in the future.