Patch 6.21 Job Adjustments Overview:

[Mithron]

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/jobgu...gn=na_jobguide


"Paladin
Although paladin has difficulty dealing high levels of burst damage when compared to other tank jobs, they excel at maintaining high sustained damage even when handling battle mechanics, by way of their ranged attacks.
However, recent duties have been designed to include features that reduce stress on tank and melee DPS jobs, such as significantly larger boss targeting circles. Because of these design choices, the unique advantage of paladin's high sustained damage loses its impact.
Using Abyssos: The Eighth Circle (Savage) as an example, there are prolonged periods where the enemy cannot be attacked, as well as mechanics that grant increased damage to players, further emphasizing the value of burst damage. In such situations, the job's incompatibility with the duty becomes more readily apparent.
To substantively resolve these issues, we believe a full re-evaluation of actions is required. That said, waiting for such an evaluation would mean prolonging the unfavorable state of paladin. For this reason, we have elected to increase the potency of their actions in Patch 6.21.
As more significant adjustments to action mechanics will require more time, such changes will be implemented from Patch 6.3 onward. For now, we have elected to adjust actions that will improve the job's burst damage.



Marauder/Warrior
Although warrior excels at dealing burst damage, we found their overall damage to be somewhat lacking compared to other tank jobs, and so we decided to increase the potency of their actions. In Patch 6.2, we focused on improving its basic combo actions. We made further improvements to the potency of combo actions, as well as those that contribute to their burst damage."

So PLD rework in 6.3, and they're going all-in on burst window design for the rest of the expansion.

[baklava151]

Kinda surprised, kinda not. I figured since they were already working on DRG/AST and pushed those back to 7.0 that they wouldn't do a mid-expansion rework, but I guess the backlash was enough. Really hope they don't ruin it.

[Sazuzaki]

The prophecy was true... Goodbye Goring Blade, you were a cool looking skill. I'm calling it, Atonement will be turned into a gauge spender.

Jokes aside, let's see if they get creative with the rework. I doubt it, but one can hope.

[SilverSkyway]

The prophecy was true... Goodbye Goring Blade, you were a cool looking skill.

I'm calling it, Atonement will be turned into a gauge spender.

Joke Oh no. Paladin going turn into Prot Warrior from WoW. I can see it now.

Shelton is Shield block
Atonement is Revenge
Intervention become useful and be Ignore pain
The horror. The horror.
Joke end

That aside. I feel royal authority should got a damage increase. At less War and paladin got something. I figured they weren't.

[Absimiliard]

"Hm. Paladin doesn't line up with raid cooldowns at all. Guess we should increase potency a bit and leave the rotation a dumpsterfire until 7.0."

[ForteNightshade]

However, recent duties have been designed to include features that reduce stress on tank and melee DPS jobs, such as significantly larger boss targeting circles.

This is them acknowledging that the mobility tax has been nothing more than a meme yet they didn't buff any single job suffering because of it. Amazing.

[Duskane]

goring blade removed
atonement removed
FoF removed
royal authority now gives 3 stacks of sword oath
which increases your physical GCD damage by 10%
Hallowed,cover,shield bash and wings all go unchanged
theres your rework

[Absimiliard]

At this point they could delete wings from the game for all I care. Why in the blue hell would they keep a mitigation that forces you to stand in one spot and channel in today's movement-spammy fight designs? Sure, you can pulse it once right before an effect goes off to let the lingering buff aid your group, but that feels like ass to do. Seriously, "welp, I have this epic looking ability that I'll hardly ever get to use because it's unwieldy as heck, and I don't even get the better part of the benefit anyway."

[Hierro]

WAR chads keep winning!

[SilverSkyway]

At this point they could delete wings from the game for all I care. Why in the blue hell would they keep a mitigation that forces you to stand in one spot and channel in today's movement-spammy fight designs? Sure, you can pulse it once right before an effect goes off to let the lingering buff aid your group, but that feels like ass to do. Seriously, "welp, I have this epic looking ability that I'll hardly ever get to use because it's unwieldy as heck, and I don't even get the better part of the benefit anyway."

I've been leveling Paladin. While I like it. It has a few niche and/or useless abilities.
Most jobs I think "Okay. I rarely use but I use it. Put in this corner". With pally, I'm "Uh. Do I need this or will I ever use this. I guess." Then it where do I put it.