Speaking as both a cleric and a paladin, I love paladins as tanks for casual groups and usually prefer them over SK and warriors. This difference in hybrid tanking ability compared to warriors is especially pronounced in the lower levels when warriors (who are not twinked) have to rely on extensive itemization that they may not have the fund to get, leading to consistent loss of aggro. This need to heal the DPS dealers, CC, or healers in the group makes healing way less efficient. Plus the group-saving potential of LoH is so massively underrated. A paladin can heal an embattled enchanter to full much faster than the cleric can. It can also be used when you're on that final mob in a long and difficult fight and the healer is OOM. Or when the cleric is in trouble and can't get a heal off.
I love healing hybrid tanks and I love being a hybrid tank. Paladin was a great choice and I hope you have a great time on the server.
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