Quote Originally Posted by Renathras View Post
Note that I'm not talking about MINE.

I'm talking about people leveling a Job for the first time learning how to play it.
Oh, I see.

I feel like I'm the exact wrong person to sympathize with your paladin example, having picked a gladiator for my first character, liking sword and board aesthetics, liking Cecil FF4, and then, upon finding out I'd be spending half my time at max level not hitting people but rather summoning dorky magic swords like a Bleach character, promptly shelving the character. When I do play the job I do so at low levels exclusively, so that I can still enjoy it.