Quote Originally Posted by Phobos View Post
Your assertion that we should just look at PLD differently is completely wrong. You could even say because GLA gets SR it can support better than PLD can. PLD is a very underpowered job. The dev's mentioned multiple times would be, as Kyri paraphrased "the solid rock upon which the party's defense is founded". Just because it is not that at this point does not mean we need to reevaluate our conception of it, it means it needs to be buffed to the point where that statement becomes true.
"the solid rock upon which the party's defense is founded"

Thing is, the party's defense does increase with a paladin in it. I'm playing a paladin and have no trouble increasing my whole party's defense with it. I don't speak for the DEV because I'm not them. I didn't attend the meetings where decisions were made. I don't even care. I going with what abilities they have and what the paladin can do. If they change the paladin, I'll change my views with it. For now, I play the paladin, very effectively, as an support off-tank because it works great as one.