(02-10-2016, 04:32 PM)Warren Castille Wrote:(02-10-2016, 04:25 PM)Edgar Wrote:(02-10-2016, 12:01 PM)Warren Castille Wrote: That pisses me off, too. Paladin's plenty capable of holding threat as a MT, and since both DRK and WAR should be out-damaging it, there's zero reason to reduce raid damage so someone can feel better about their peen. If the paladin's tanking and the WAR and the DRK are free to just go to town, it's helping the group, not hurting it.
PLD has next to no damage, but awesome defensive CDs and a skill that procs only when successfully blocking an attack (Shield Swipe) as well as a mana-regen skill (Sheltron) that guarantees that block.
Despite having Royal Authority and Goring Blade by endgame, there is no reason PLD should ever be OTing. People like to argue Clemency at this point, but when you factor in the fact that Clemency eats huge amounts of mp, and Shelltron provides a second form of mana regen available primarily for the MT, oddly enough, Clemency is more useful to the MT than it would ever be for the OT. More opportunities to use what is already a situational skill can only be a good thing!
All of this considered, there should never be a moment where PLD is OTing. The utility is just too good.
That's not how it works, though. Take a look at DRK's cooldown suite and explain how paladin comes out ahead. Look at WAR's and tell me how it comes out ahead. Paladin is behind both offensively by miles and defensively but enough for it to make no sense to use a paladin over one of the others. Sheltron guarantees a block, but still can't block magic, and that was the bulk of non-roulette damage for the almost-entirety of HW so far. Paladin takes as much damage as the others, and mitigates less and ends fights slower.
Also, Clemency isn't good. Three second cast, can be interrupted, and breaks combo. Anything that breaks combos isn't good. It's also something like 40% of your base MP, and even lining up sheltron and riot>goring to recover some, that's not enough to make up for the initial cost. And if you're spamming riot>goring for MP, you're not doing your job correctly. Paladin's in a bad state when compared to the other tanks. It's fine if its all you have, but the others will do the job better.
Then I suppose we'll have to see what 3.2 does for us.
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