1.21a Paladin Ability Changes

[Phobos]

Please read the thread title. That is great about that discussion, but this is about PLD after the changes have been made. I don't think many parties have attempted a PLD tank with the new changes that went live this morning...

If they prove to be fail changes then I will admit I'm wrong, but with the new damage reduction, stacked HoTs, and more damage output PLD got, they are a viable tank and backup healer if they have a bard.

If your pt is better equipped to succeed, you don't need 4 whm raises and a bard raise

You say something about damage reduction, yet there is actually no damage reduction on anything that matters (magic damage). This, in my opinion, is the problem. Because PLD and WAR take the same damage from magical attacks, and WAR has more HP, it will remain the viable tank.

Some people try to claim WAR can hold hate better but I vehemently disagree. Especially with this update, I'll personally have no issues on PLD (this was the case before the update as I know how to keep up with enmity abilities). This update is amazing, I personally just want to highlight the fact that it has not actually fixed much. Until our damage reduction overtakes our HP penalty, we will not be on top. PLD is definitely better than GLA now, which is a key step in the right direction.

I'm sorry if I come off as attacking you or anything, I just want to see PLD surpass WAR in every aspect of tanking as it should. A DD taking hate should be a bad thing, not a good thing. I don't want to see WAR not be able to tank, though... I just want to see PLD be better than WAR at what it's true purpose is. PLD should be the supreme tank. Even if as some people are suggesting PLD is now comparable to WAR or slightly better, that's not good enough. PLD should be so much better than WAR at tanking that anyone who brings up the suggestion (of WAR tanking being better than PLD tanking) gets laughed at because of how ridiculous it is. I mean seriously... it's the main purpose of the job! Even GLA should beat WAR at tanking! WAR should be able to tank, but PLD should be tank king.