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Originally Posted by Zubek
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Why so much hate against paladin tanks? I know that warriors are kings of tanking raid content and rightfully so. But I read a lot of negative towards paladin vs warrior/SK tanking. I have a 19 pally as my main right now and I would think the buffs and lay on hands would be welcome along with snap agro. I know LoH has already saved a few CRs for people I've grouped with.
I guess I just dont understand the major downside.
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Part of it is because people are recalling things from later on in the game that may not apply yet. A Paladin's main source of aggro is their stuns. Later on in the EQ on a lot of mobs (mostly in Velious), aren't having any of that and cannot be stunned, even partially. The SK can land a partial effect on their snare, and they still have Disease Cloud, plus constant procs going off.
Self Healing is another big issue. A Paladin needs to target himself, cast a spell, then retarget the mob (group heals mitigate this a bit, but anything substantial is going to be single target). This mean either they are missing out on valuable seconds of added DPS/Aggro, or the healer is compensating for the lack of self healing if the Paladin is not doing it himself. Shadowknights lifetap. GG.
Paladins also can't pull as effectively as an SK, meaning a group spot needs to be given up to a dedicated puller. A lot of times it isn't an issue, but if you're running a healer and a bunch of casters.
There are a few threads on knight comparison on
www.EvilGamer.net, most likely in the Class Balance section, but I just got home from a camping trip so if you really want the info you're going to have to find it yourself.