Paladin adjustments = PALLY BUFFS!

[Pinkie_Pie]

In regards to tanks, we’ll be looking at each of the three jobs’ defense traits and making overall adjustments to their values. Amongst the adjustments, paladin will be receiving large adjustments. Not only in terms of their offensive-aspects, but overall adjustments as well.

Class/Job Action/Status Adjustment
All Classes | Sprint | TP cost has been removed in PvP areas. Duration has been set to 10 seconds in PvP areas. Use will no longer interrupt weaponskill combos.

Gladiator/Paladin | Fast Blade|TP cost has been reduced from 70 to 60.
Savage Blade |The amount of enmity generated has been increased.
Goring Blade |Potency when used as a combo action has been increased from 220 to 240. Damage over time potency has been increased from 40 to 50.
Royal Authority |Potency when used as a combo action has been increased from 340 to 350.
Clemency |Casting time reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.
Divine Veil |The protective barrier that is cast on all party members within range when you receive a healing spell now activates even when healing yourself. Recast time reduced from 150 seconds to 120 seconds.
Sword Oath |Use will no longer interrupt weaponskill combos.
Shield Oath |Use will no longer interrupt weaponskill combos. Damage penalty has been reduced from 20% to 15%. The amount of enmity generated has been increased.

Warrior |Defiance |The amount of enmity generated has been increased.

Dark Knight |Hard Slash |TP cost has been reduced from 70 to 60.
Souleater |TP cost has been reduced from 60 to 50.
Delirium |TP cost has been reduced from 60 to 50.
Grit |Use will no longer interrupt weaponskill combos. The amount of enmity generated has been increased.
Darkside |MP cost has been reduced by 1/3 in PvP areas.

[Awful]

Good! Paladin needs more love I was glad I rerolled Drk from Pld but I miss old 2.0 where I mained one, I'll probably lvl pld as my 2nd tank now and enjoy playing it.

Much hype for patch 3.2!

[Khemorex]

im so hyped

[Doudousteve]

FINALLY!

I geared up all the tanks but I must admit i missed maining paladin!

[Yosho]

Hype for my PLD tankbros.

[Arannon]

Just wish we didn't have to wait till the 22nd with the prelim patch notes to actually find out what those changes might be...heh

[Martin_Arcainess]

Wohooo! Not like I think PLD needed that much of a change I main DRK but pref PLD over Thordan and Ravana EX.

Wonder what it will be changed? I'm guessing something to do with Clemency like a Cast time reduce to 2 or something.

[Blitzace]

Never went away from my PLD, and i gotta admit. Call me damn hyped.

[Syzygian]

I wonder what they'll do to DRK and WAR? It says PLD adjustments will be big but it specifically says all tanks here, I wonder what changes we'll see?

[Jpec07]

Wohooo! Not like I think PLD needed that much of a change I main DRK but pref PLD over Thordan and Ravana EX.

Just to put it in perspective: Paladins currently have the worst MT DPS by a large margin, and also bring the least to the table from a mitigation perspective - Parry is actually made worse by a high block rate shield. We generate the least enmity, completely lack any kind of reliable AoE (which is funny because the extra mitigation our shield provides only works against large packs of mobs), our DoT is hidden at the end of a 3-move combo, we have no way to manage our TP (I've found myself running on fumes by the end of almost every FATE I've done for the relic), and our "utility" moves are clumsy and disproportionately hard to use effectively.

Still, really pumped for this. It seems like they've actually been listening, and that feels really good.

Wonder what it will be changed? I'm guessing something to do with Clemency like a Cast time reduce to 2 or something.

I don't think the cast timer is the problem so much as the fact that it's so easy to interrupt. There has been some consensus on the forums concerning what changes would help the job, and they range from extremely simple to extremely complex. I just hope that they get it right. DRK and WAR are both in very good spots--it would be fantastic if Paladin was given enough improvement and utility to close the gap.

I wonder what they'll do to DRK and WAR? It says PLD adjustments will be big but it specifically says all tanks here, I wonder what changes we'll see?

I'd guess DRK may see a change to Living Dead to give it greater synergy with the increased HP pools the Vit-Str conversion is going to give them. Might also see a buff to non-DA C&S, or some way to manage MP while stuck in those phases of combat where you can't attack anything (without dropping Darkside).

Warriors are going to be nerfed, I'm guessing. Their axes will be replaced with pillows, and Fel Cleave will be replaced with Fel Cuddle.