Paladin Skill Count Question

[rawker]

I feel like cover should
1. Not Cost Gauge.
2. Range should be extended.
3. You and the covered target, will both be immune to knock back and certain debuffs during the cover will be removed, (instead of transferring those to the PLD).
4. Add a "Additional effect" at a certain level this can either be mitigation or a regen or something of the sorts, to give it some more use.

1. I don't mind the Oath Gauge cost, to be honest. It's just that its risk vs benefit seems to not be worth it for the cost. Hence, a future trait that enhances its effect would suffice.
2. If we're talking Fey Union range increase, then yes. This is a very welcomed change. In fact, while we're at it, removing the initial gauge cost and treat it like Fey Union consuming gauge over time makes it more desirable to use.
3. So an extra Arm's Length to yourself and the covered target? I could understand that the covered ally will still need to pop a cooldown to not get flung over but the extra anti-knockback property for the PLD will be abused.
4. As I have mentioned in your quoted message, the only effect I would like it to have is a Heroic Cover buff that will ensure that if the covered ally receives damage that would be fatal for the PLD, it will not reduce the PLD's HP below 1, consumes the buff and breaks the tether, prematurely. This is to ensure that while the PLD is in the middle of Hallowed Ground and is still susceptible to an ally's Cover damage, he will not die, and waste a 7-min cooldown that will only be reset if the party wipes. Just to add, to prevent abuse, the Heroic Cover buff can only be applied once every 120 secs. If Cover expires without the PLD taking lethal damage that will consume the buff, it will still get applied the next time the PLD uses Cover. The only time the buff timer goes on cooldown is once it is used up (Covered ally redirects lethal damage to the PLD).