PLD Bonus Stats

[Ghemyni]

Tirion is correct. Without the numbers everything is a suggestion based off theory. Personal preference will play a part as well.

[Eliseus]

Tirion is correct. Without the numbers everything is a suggestion based off theory. Personal preference will play a part as well.

Assuming threat is not an issue which it shouldn't be, and if 30strength will make or break your threat, there is a bigger issue then that. The gain towards parry from 30 strength is minimal at best.

Here is the list of abilities that will help a paladin more then strength would putting your 30 points into VIT.

http://xivdb.com/?skill/90005/Enhanced-Vitality-III
http://xivdb.com/?skill/27/Cover
http://xivdb.com/?skill/140/Benediction
http://xivdb.com/?skill/129/Stoneskin
http://xivdb.com/?skill/189/Lustrate

I may of missed some, but truthfully the only thing putting the 30 points into strength as a paladin is benefiting and taking in the fact you are a tank and not a dps is

http://xivdb.com/?skill/34/Bloodbath

Without even throwing in the idea that having a bigger HP pool that can effectively help healers have a easier time healing and even allow other opportunities like healers being able to throw in some dps during healing with a big enough hp pool it sounds pretty reasonable to say VIT is the way to go.

I don't know about lvling, strength might be best while soloing, but I doubt during the leveling process that these points can really make the big of a difference, hell, they barely make a difference in end game.

This is also just going off of tool tips, some people say that even your natural Regen is higher with more HP and other cool little things that I can't remember at this time.