Do you find the PLD rotation enjoyable?

[Tlamila]

For me PLD it's the best it's ever been. This expansion brought me for sure to main tank over the other roles for just how fun PLD is, tbh. The rotation is very long and satisfying, having such a long magic phase is great for uptime, I laugh at my partner when we co-tank and he cries about downtime on his warrior. And like others said everything loops just eprfectly, while at the ame time the rotation is now even more adaptable than before, since one doesn't break the other. Not to talk about the whole "oh look at me in my magic phase, just healing myself by doing damage and badass looking spells".
Honestly, I feel a bunch of classes were ruined this expansion but PLD, and tbh kinda all tanks in general imho (idk well about GNB, I don't play it) got a big upgrade. If anything probably DRK still needs some help...

[Deveryn]

I enjoy the PLD rotation and the overall kit. It's better at sustaining itself and others when things go sideways.

[Colt47]

Well, no because I feel like they should just have had a melee combo and the defensive spell aspect of the paladin should have been what the tank cooldowns represented. Instead we got the unlimited blade works confiteor combo with spells when most fights are designed with melee range in mind.

Like the combo flows just fine and everything and it isn't a gameplay issue. It's just after playing it for a month in Shadowbringers and letting the "wow shiny new" factor wear off, I kind of just went and started scratching my head at the whole thing.

[ArianeEwah]

In an endlessly ongoing fight PLD rotation is rather boring. You do physical FoF, do caster phase, rince and repeat.

Yet I love everything about PLD rotation beyond that!
Is there a phase you have to disengage from the target? Either use Requiescat early and spend a stack on HS or rearrange your opener to get around that phase.
One or multiple downphases? Hold your buffs and reallign your rotation for maxmimum dps output.

The sheer amount of PLD rotation possibilities is breathtaking, and lets every theorycrafter heart beat faster with joy. PLD rotation has to much depth into it, it's amazing. And honestly, it's quite surprising PLD stays that way. Not only that, but the recent patch even expanded those possibilities.

If you are interested visit a certain server with the name of the most desired AST card, or a certain website that keeps track of battle logs, and check out the PLD rotation on the new ultimate fight. At first, it's wierd, disgusting and feels massacred, but then, it becomes strangely beautiful, satisfying, mind-blowing and astonishing.

*insert 'so deep, I can see Adele rolling in it' meme*

[Colt47]

I don't even think there are that many fights that benefit from the mobility of the casting phase of the rotation. They basically get a slightly better shield lob in situations where they do need to strike at a target at range or they are fortunate to be in the spell spamming phase.

[Seku]

I don't even think there are that many fights that benefit from the mobility of the casting phase of the rotation. They basically get a slightly better shield lob in situations where they do need to strike at a target at range or they are fortunate to be in the spell spamming phase.

There isn't. Though it makes positioning bosses a lot easier while keeping up DPS if you so happen to be in the magic phase while having to reposition. Other than that, only a few dungeon bosses force you to get off them sometimes.

[Mortex]

Worst part about pld rotation is the scuffed 3 royal authority before the new fight or flight, goring blade window. So you normally just do two.

[AlessaImpera]

I dont like it much. The body animations of the character feel stiff during most attacks, while the vfx of everything is slightly below average, with the exception of the giant Blade combo at the end. The animations of the other tanks feel more visceral in their body movement and therefore more satisfying.

[Charak]

PLD needs the rework, the scuffness of having to hold a stack of sword oath to align with fight or flight and/or raid buffs

the magic phase of PLD should get revamped as well.

Whats the point of the weird rotation if its going to be the lowest DPS of the 4 tanks

[Jebatus]

As much i like the idea if its basic rotation being based around keeping track of dots, i have to say im missing the busyness i love so much on DRK and GNB. There just arent enough of oGCDS for me to be enjoyable. PLD is one oGCD removal away from boring me to tears like WAR