PLD highest DPS tank single target

[Xenosan]

Overpower on DRK, combined with Blood Weapon, would be godly. Fun.

We're waiting until 4.o before getting AOE, same as waiting til 3.0 for more than just Rage of Halone combo. PLD is last in line, and isn't given anything much more than helps them just tread water. It's a familiar premise for Pally.

Hopefully a Maim/Darkside equivalent is in the works. That would help.

I would like it tied to the PLD shield, since shield, despite being the prominent feature of the Job, is becoming as antiquated as Parry, outside Sheltron, now that self-healing efficiency scales with VIT. Take STR away from Shield Blocking, take DET away from Sword Oath, take 2.x Shield Swipe - which was a DPS gain or TP sustain - and turn it into a gimpy Reprisal, then add VIT scaling to self-healing/DPS (rawr Warrior). PLD should be feeling the <3

I'd enjoy the MP recovery of Sheltron to be on activation, not block, and to add a 30~ TP restore as well. That way, even when not tanking, the shield is still present as a steady resource sustain for Paladin.

As for support.. Divine Veil, Clemency, Stoneskin.. How about Reraise.

5-7 minute Recast (once a raid?), PLD tethers to a party member in range, if the member is KO'd, instant raise option (keeping buffs would be appreciated) or instead of death they get temporary Knockdown + Invulnerable(?), and their aggro transfers to the PLD. Can be slotted in CD rotation for 1 tank buster while PLD is OT.

I think it'd take support of some similar extreme to assuage the loss of shield blocking when not tanking. I like PLD for it being sword and board, I don't use that board though unless I'm tanking (physical). Hope that changes.