Tank classes aren't very popular across the board. Shadow Knights are only marginally more popular than Paladins--still typically about third or fourth from the bottom--and even Warriors are mid-range at best. Paladins are at their best tanking for normal groups. That's their specialty. They're lousy solo, not spectacular as a duo class, and not hugely important in high-end raids. As it so happens most folks on P1999 pick their class with those latter concerns in mind. In so many words, Paladins are unpopular because they're great at a job most folks don't care too much about.
Response for Azeth: Paladins aren't an all-around class. Druids are an all-around class and consistently the most popular class online at any given time of day, year after year. Paladins are heavily specialized towards the group tank job and not great at much else.
Danth
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