Fix paladin. Only Class in the entire game that cannot...

[MiniPrinny]

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"A free paladin has no master. Instead she travels all lands, and in every place takes up the cause of the unarmed and defenseless. You swear fealty not to a lord, but to yourself─you are nobility amongst adventurers." - Jenlyns, in the very first Paladin quest: "Paladin's Pledge"

Additionally, I only mentioned the situations where their brief reprise as an off-tank comes into play. Raid tanking isn't a set "OT does DPS, MT tanks most of the fight" situation, it never has been. The OT in this game spends their fair share of almost every fight tanking, soaking attacks with the MT, or dealing with mechanics that the MT can't due to lack of resources, the risk being too high, or the enemies being too strong. You lead the charge regardless of your role in that fight in particular, you just may not always be handling the boss directly depending on the situation, which is fine.

[Reynhart]

"A free paladin has no master. Instead she travels all lands, and in every place takes up the cause of the unarmed and defenseless. You swear fealty not to a lord, but to yourself─you are nobility amongst adventurers." - Jenlyns, in the very first Paladin quest: "Paladin's Pledge"

Considering the Paladins in this game are members of the Sultansworn, this description has nothing to do with the lore of the job.
Another funny thing, the PLD quest is the only one where your goal is your own pride...while Warriors learn to control their Inner Beast thanks to their desire of protecting people...

[Launched]

Considering the Paladins in this game are members of the Sultansworn, this description has nothing to do with the lore of the job.

No, our characters are free paladins, not sultansworn paladins. Rewatch the 30-50 cutscenes.

[Reynhart]

No, our characters are free paladins, not sultansworn paladins. Rewatch the 30-50 cutscenes.

Paladins are the elite of the sultansworn, and this is their captain that teaches us our skills. Even if we're rogue Paladin, the identity tied to our skills is that of a royal guard.
Even Solkzagyl's final skill is called "Sultan's Brand"

[Launched]

Paladins are the elite of the sultansworn, and this is their captain that teaches us our skills. Even if we're rogue Paladin, the identity tied to our skills is that of a royal guard.
Even Solkzagyl's final skill is called "Sultan's Brand"

http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Keeping_the_Oath
" In recognition of your deeds, he bestows upon you the gallant surcoat, sacred armor normally reserved for the most courageous of the Sultansworn. Although this is a violation of long-standing tradition, he believes there is no paladin more deserving of the honor. Wear your new armor with pride, free paladin, and continue to defend the people of Eorzea."

Straight from the journal of the level 50 quest.

[Reynhart]

Straight from the journal of the level 50 quest.

It confirms that the skill we learn and the armor we get is indeed from a Royal guard. That's the lore of the job, even if we're personally not restricted by it. Exactly like the lore of Warrior claims that the Inner Beast is what makes ancient warriors destroy themselves, yet we have absolutely no issue with it right from the start.

Solkzagyl also talks about how it took a free paladin to make Oathkeeper shine again/show them the way etc.

Yes, and do we manage to make it shine ? By measuring the size of our longsword against each other...

[Brannigan]

It confirms that the skill we learn and the armor we get is indeed from a Royal guard.

But remember that fancy swordplay and well-polished armor do not make you a paladin. You must be just in your heart and strive always to be an exemplar of true virtue.

TeeheeeeeeeeeeeHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Oh and you make it shine by being a truer knight than anyone else in the realm. Strength in combat is part of that.

Maybe after WoW ripped off the relic idea from FFXIV (and the other games that had it), Yoshida will rip them off back and give us weapons like Oathkeeper.

Yeah I was thinking about that but the implementation would probably be godawful. If they went with WoW-style ilvl upgrades that'd be best but there'd probably be nonstop bitching about how soandso's relic is better because they get raid drops. If they went with FFXIV-style you'd get maximum power from running god damn low level roulette for hours on end.

[Brannigan]

Considering the Paladins in this game are members of the Sultansworn, this description has nothing to do with the lore of the job.

lol come on my man