My Problem with PLD Oath Gauge

[Soraki-Muppe]

The oath gauge feels to me like SE saying "Oh well everyone else got one of these so I guess we will add on to the PLD", it feels like the only part of the job that was not well thought through, feels forced, weird and makes me wonder why it is there.
It is used for two skills that would have been better just having recasts, kinda like how sheltron used to work. Filling the gauge doesn't do anything either beside acting like a forced payment for those two skills. In shield oath it does not add anything like increasing the PLD change to block, in sword oath it does not increase the damage in any way... it just sits there.

[Gunnie]

The oath gauge feels to me like SE saying "Oh well everyone else got one of these so I guess we will add on to the PLD", it feels like the only part of the job that was not well thought through, feels forced, weird and makes me wonder why it is there.
It is used for two skills that would have been better just having recasts, kinda like how sheltron used to work. Filling the gauge doesn't do anything either beside acting like a forced payment for those two skills. In shield oath it does not add anything like increasing the PLD change to block, in sword oath it does not increase the damage in any way... it just sits there.

The oath gauge indeed feels tacked on. It serves it's purpose, but it could have been made alot more important and engaging then it is now. That aside, the current WAR implentation is alot worse then what we have. They rely alot more on their bar, and the penalties are way to severe. I wouldn't want something like that on my PLD either. And I hope WAR will get some buff/fix in that regard soon.

[Tegernako]

The oath gauge indeed feels tacked on. It serves it's purpose, but it could have been made alot more important and engaging then it is now. That aside, the current WAR implentation is alot worse then what we have. They rely alot more on their bar, and the penalties are way to severe. I wouldn't want something like that on my PLD either. And I hope WAR will get some buff/fix in that regard soon.

Can you imagine if virtually every skill PLD got was locked to one stance? Imagine Clemency only being usable in Tank stance or Holy Spirit only in DPS. Or if you could only use their level 70 ability in the tank stance and it shared a CD with another skill in another stance.

One thing I really like about the new PLD is that I can help people in my team no matter the stance.

[Tegernako]

This is also a little OT but good lord I would LOVE to see a greatshield/towershield on the paladin!

[Quri]

I would rather have it like it is compared to WAR. Right now it can be used to provide utility towards the Main tank or any other teammate. Seems to me they have the base set up, and the next expansion is sure to add some skills that would make use of the gauge. Hopefully being able to use those skills in any oaths.